Roethke house in Saginaw site of Thursday talk about writing's impact on culture

SAGINAW, MI — At the childhood home of the late Saginaw poet, Theodore Roethke, a media and culture scholar this week will discuss how writing impa...

October 5, 2023
10:06 AM

SAGINAW, MI — At the childhood home of the late Saginaw poet, Theodore Roethke, a media and culture scholar this week will discuss how writing impacts modern day perceptions about the future. Devon Powers, a University of Michigan professor of communication and media, will address the topic at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the house, 1805 Gratiot . The presentation — titled 'Future Tense: On Writing the Future of Culture' — is free and open to the public, and will be broadcast online via Zoom. Powers will examine the role of journalists in shaping cultural understandings about the future, planners said.

Justin Engel