I Once Knew a Woman

Nothing is more personal than an individual’s work of poetry. By reading the poetry of another person, you are able to see what they see and feel what they feel. It is like looking through a window of their soul. Analyzing another person’s poetry works can be a difficult task, which requires deep thought and the ability to not only analyze but also understand their emotions and feelings. By examining the different techniques …

…just three months of each other. At the age of 27 he suffered several mental breakdowns and was hospitalized for three months. And once again just three years after this poem was published he was hospitalized for three months for the same reason. Theodore died at the age of 55 after receiving a Pulitzer Prize 11 years earlier. Roethke is now known today as one of the most distinguished and widely read American poets of the twentieth century.