Join Kathleen Flenniken for her talk, “Dressing in the Dark in Light of Roethke,” which will include a reading of her work and a discussion on how Roethke has affected her writing.
This talk is part of the Roethke & ... Virtual Series in which contemporary poets and scholars discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present. This series was inspired by presentations given at the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature 2025 Symposium. All events are via Zoom & begin at 7pm EST. Hosted by John Rohrkemper.
This is a pay-as-you-can event. If you are able to, please consider making a donation to support our work keeping the Roethke and Stone Houses maintained and providing year-round access to free poetry programming. The Roethke Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Saginaw, MI, and donations of any size are appreciated.
About the Speaker
Kathleen Flenniken is the author of Dressing in the Dark (Lynx House Press, September 2025) and three previous poetry collections. Her honors include fellowships from the NEA and Artist Trust, a Pushcart Prize, a Washington State Book Award, and an ALA Notable Book Award. Her poems have appeared in Poetry, Image, Orion, the anthology Poetry Unbound, and in the documentary film Richland, now streaming on Apple TV. She served as Washington State Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014.