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Theodore Roethke

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Nick Licata Moves Ahead with Writer's Park Plan, Proposes it for Downtown Waterfront

    ​Pushing for more public recognition of Seattle's literary heritage, City Council member Nick Licata has proposed several concepts including a new park space as part of the waterfront revitalization project. "I brought up the idea before our Council's briefing meeting this past Monday when P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    'Writers Park' Gets a Boost: City Council Member Nick Licata Taking Up the Cause

    ​So why not a park to honor the works of Seattle authors, journalists, playwrights and poets such as Frank Herbert, August Wilson, Richard Hugo, and Theodore Roethke? Why not indeed, asks Seattle City Council member Nick Licata. The curator of the council's poetry program says he's looking int ... More >>

  • News

    July 20, 2011

    Poet's Park

    Why doesn't Seattle have a green space for writers?

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Writers Park: A Toast to Scribes and Pigeons

    ​Seattle readily names some of its streets for sports figures - Edgar Martinez, Dave Niehaus, Royal Brougham - but, writes Knute Burger on Crosscut.com today, "Seattle is a far cry from San Francisco, where streets and alleys are named for the likes of Jack Kerouac and Dashiell Hammett." Th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    Imogen Cunningham

    ​Seattle readily names some of its streets for sports figures - Edgar Martinez, Dave Niehaus, Royal Brougham - but, writes Knute Burger on Crosscut.com today, "Seattle is a far cry from San Francisco, where streets and alleys are named for the likes of Jack Kerouac and Dashiell Hammett." Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Your Arts & Mural Weekend Planner

    ​The heat is suddenly bearable again. Summer has returned to its rightful, pleasant manner, and Seattle Center is beginning its free concerts and movies at the Mural Amphitheater. Our excellent weekend begins with Sara Brickner's preview: KEXP's free annual Concerts at the Mural series is alw ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 29, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    ​The heat is suddenly bearable again. Summer has returned to its rightful, pleasant manner, and Seattle Center is beginning its free concerts and movies at the Mural Amphitheater. Our excellent weekend begins with Sara Brickner's preview: KEXP's free annual Concerts at the Mural series is alw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    Imogen Cunningham

    ​The heat is suddenly bearable again. Summer has returned to its rightful, pleasant manner, and Seattle Center is beginning its free concerts and movies at the Mural Amphitheater. Our excellent weekend begins with Sara Brickner's preview: KEXP's free annual Concerts at the Mural series is alw ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 4, 2008

    Seattle, Je T’Aime

    You can’t afford the City of Lights. But you don’t have to.

  • Arts

    January 9, 2008

    John Aylward: The Practiced

    That guy you've seen around town, and on Boston Legal, ER, and The West Wing.

  • Arts

    October 24, 2007

    Scandiuzzi: From the Ramones and the Police to Eagles and ACT

    The executive director is charged with creating a nonstop arts center.

  • Arts

    August 8, 2007

    Theodore Roethke Reanimated Onstage in First Class

    David Wagoner's version of the UW legend is by turns funny, confrontational, addled, and luminescent.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Shannon Borg for Poet Populist

    David Wagoner's version of the UW legend is by turns funny, confrontational, addled, and luminescent.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Critics' Picks

    Arts & Entertainment

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Mossbacks Remembered: 2005

    From Bozo to Scotty, an annual farewell to some of the locals who shaped life in our region.

  • Arts

    November 16, 2005

    Banerjee 1, Bush 0

    From Bozo to Scotty, an annual farewell to some of the locals who shaped life in our region.

  • Film

    October 29, 2003

    Sylvia: New Plath Biopic Fails to Live Up to new Plath Biolit

    From Bozo to Scotty, an annual farewell to some of the locals who shaped life in our region.

  • Arts

    October 22, 2003

    O Cascadia!

    A new Northwest literary history reveals the enduring conflict between corny romantics and cranky realists.

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Punctual Madness

    A new Northwest literary history reveals the enduring conflict between corny romantics and cranky realists.

  • News

    January 29, 2003

    Endangered Seattle

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

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