Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize

The Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize is an American poetry prize given once every three years since being established in 1967.

The Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize has been offered in Saginaw, Michigan, since 1965. It is now administered by Saginaw Valley State University. This prize is sometimes confused with the Poetry Northwest Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize and the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Readings held annually at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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