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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Famous quotes by robinson jeffers:
“man will be blotted out, the blithe earth die, the brave sun
Die blind and blacken to the heart:
Yet stones have stood for a thousand years, and pained thoughts
found
The honey of peace in old poems.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“We are easy to manage, a gregarious people,
Full of sentiment, clever at mechanics, and we love our luxuries.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“And you, America, that passion made you. You were not born to
prosperity, you were born to love freedom.
You did not say ‘en masse,’ you said ‘independence.’ But we
cannot have all the luxuries and freedom also.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)