When Style Extends Theme, Or, Theodore Roethke & Walt Whitman in Conversation: A talk by Lynn Domina

REGISTER HERE: https://www.friendsofroethke.org/events/roethke-domina-25

Lynn Domina, author of several full length collections of poetry and Professor of English at Northern Michigan University, will discuss thematic and stylistic connections between Theodore Roethke and Walt Whitman.

This talk is part of the Roethke & ... Virtual Series in which contemporary poets and scholars discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present. This series was inspired by presentations given at the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature 2025 Symposium. All events are via Zoom & begin at 7pm EST. Hosted by John Rohrkemper.

This is a pay-as-you-can event. If you are able to, please consider making a donation to support our work keeping the Roethke and Stone Houses maintained and providing year-round access to free poetry programming. The Roethke Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Saginaw, MI, and donations of any size are appreciated.

You may also like the following events from Friends of Roethke:

• This Wednesday, 6th August, 06:00 pm, Your Story Matters: A Spoken Word Workshop with Becky Jensen in Saginaw
• Next Tuesday, 12th August, 11:00 pm, Poets on Roethke: Tess Gallagher in Saginaw, Michigan
• Next Wednesday, 13th August, 05:30 pm, Found and Folded: Accordion-style Artist Book Workshop in Saginaw