Today I am ready I Knew a Woman by Theodore Roethke.
Roethke was a master of imagery and rhythm. His first book was Open House (1941), and The Waking (1953) won a Pulitzer Prize in 1954. The title poem of this collection was the poem that inspired me to experiment with writing villanelles.
To learn more about Theodore Roethke, click on the link:
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/theodore-roethke
