Autographed letter signed, 4 pages. Saginaw, MI. Commends [Poetry in our time]. “It's so far superior to the other books of its kind that there is no comparison.” Roethke is incensed at Ciardi's remarks in the Times, but “I still think you give a bit too much to certain `Key' figures, particularly Ez[ra Pound] and Tiresome Tom [T.S. Eliot]. Roethke's [Praise to the end!?] sold only 550 copies, in spite of press. He will consider adopting Deutsch book for classes.