Robinson Jeffers

Robinson Jeffers

John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 – January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement.

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    We are easy to manage, a gregarious people,
    Full of sentiment, clever at mechanics, and we love our luxuries.
    Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)

    And life, the flicker of men and moths and the wolf on the hill,
    Though furious for continuance, passionately feeding, passionately
    Remaking itself upon its mates, remembers deep inward
    The calm mother, the quietness of the womb and the egg,
    Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)

    A mortal splendor: meteors are not needed less than mountains:
    shine, perishing republic.
    Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)

    How shall the dead taste the deep treasure they have?
    Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)