July 19, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • "Nature Poems from Ancient Imperial China" – a presentation by Norma Clack
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Admission: $10
Location: 1805 Gratiot AveSaginaw, MI 48602 (Theodore Roethke Home Museum)
Parking: Parking available on side streets, on the three driveways in front of the Roethke Home Museum and Stone house, and also on a grass strip to the east of Stone House.
Event Details:
Norma Clack, a former member of the Theodore Roethke Board, will present information from her 2021 book Their View of North China, 1910-1923: Robert W. and Edith G. Clack. Norma’s grandparents lived in China in the early 20th century and after returning to the States, Robert was a professor at Alma College until he retired. He was the first YMCA director in Paotingfu, China. He translated Chinese and Japanese poetry and his work – covering 4,000 years – was published in seven volumes in the 1970s. Besides presenting her grandfather's poetry, Norma will present historical letters written by an American family living in China from 1910 and 1923, personal accounts of warlord battles, epidemics, and famines, and more than 100 photographs taken in China by Robert Clack.
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Online registration is encouraged, but not required. To register online:
Select a registration option and click “Add to Cart”.
Click on your cart in the top right corner and complete checkout process.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
When you arrive at the event, let us know you registered online by showing us your confirmation email or providing us with your order number.
Events may be canceled due to inclement weather. Cancellations will be announced here on the blog. Please bring your own lawn chair for outside seating and a mask for the indoors.
For questions, please call 989-928-0430 or email info@friendsofroethke.org.
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Admission: $10
Location: 1805 Gratiot AveSaginaw, MI 48602 (Theodore Roethke Home Museum)
Parking: Parking available on side streets, on the three driveways in front of the Roethke Home Museum and Stone house, and also on a grass strip to the east of Stone House.
Event Details:
Norma Clack, a former member of the Theodore Roethke Board, will present information from her 2021 book Their View of North China, 1910-1923: Robert W. and Edith G. Clack. Norma’s grandparents lived in China in the early 20th century and after returning to the States, Robert was a professor at Alma College until he retired. He was the first YMCA director in Paotingfu, China. He translated Chinese and Japanese poetry and his work – covering 4,000 years – was published in seven volumes in the 1970s. Besides presenting her grandfather's poetry, Norma will present historical letters written by an American family living in China from 1910 and 1923, personal accounts of warlord battles, epidemics, and famines, and more than 100 photographs taken in China by Robert Clack.
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Online registration is encouraged, but not required. To register online:
Select a registration option and click “Add to Cart”.
Click on your cart in the top right corner and complete checkout process.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
When you arrive at the event, let us know you registered online by showing us your confirmation email or providing us with your order number.
Events may be canceled due to inclement weather. Cancellations will be announced here on the blog. Please bring your own lawn chair for outside seating and a mask for the indoors.
For questions, please call 989-928-0430 or email info@friendsofroethke.org.
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Admission: $10
Location: 1805 Gratiot AveSaginaw, MI 48602 (Theodore Roethke Home Museum)
Parking: Parking available on side streets, on the three driveways in front of the Roethke Home Museum and Stone house, and also on a grass strip to the east of Stone House.
Event Details:
Norma Clack, a former member of the Theodore Roethke Board, will present information from her 2021 book Their View of North China, 1910-1923: Robert W. and Edith G. Clack. Norma’s grandparents lived in China in the early 20th century and after returning to the States, Robert was a professor at Alma College until he retired. He was the first YMCA director in Paotingfu, China. He translated Chinese and Japanese poetry and his work – covering 4,000 years – was published in seven volumes in the 1970s. Besides presenting her grandfather's poetry, Norma will present historical letters written by an American family living in China from 1910 and 1923, personal accounts of warlord battles, epidemics, and famines, and more than 100 photographs taken in China by Robert Clack.
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Online registration is encouraged, but not required. To register online:
Select a registration option and click “Add to Cart”.
Click on your cart in the top right corner and complete checkout process.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
When you arrive at the event, let us know you registered online by showing us your confirmation email or providing us with your order number.
Events may be canceled due to inclement weather. Cancellations will be announced here on the blog. Please bring your own lawn chair for outside seating and a mask for the indoors.
For questions, please call 989-928-0430 or email info@friendsofroethke.org.
