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The government has released a postal stamp honoring the poet's legacy.

1805 Gratiot Ave, Saginaw is now a site of historic and cultural significance. A foundation named Friends of Theodore Roethke is set up to preserve and promote the legacy of this great American poet. Please visit: http://friendsofroethke.org/ . …

A photograph of Roethke children in front of the greenhouse.

Included here is the first part part of the poem. Other parts of the poem to be included later pending copyright permission.

Another celebrated poem

The manuscript of My Papa's Waltz with the poet's meaningful edits, which help reveal his creative process.

These stairs are featured in Roethke's much celebrated poem, My Papa's Waltz.

And this what made the magic! One of his father's greenhouses. His father Otto and uncle Karl, who lived next door, owned the greenhouses and owned a floral company. Ted and June grew up in such beautiful surroundings.