Robinson Jeffers

(1887-1962)

American poet of the Modernist period. Known particularly for his nature poetry.


Author's life and works

Introduction from Poets.org

Long introduction from American Writers

The wild god of the world: an anthology of Robinson Jeffers. By Albert Gelpi, (sel.), 2003.
Available online in ebray at UB

Stones of the Sur [online] / poetry by Robinson Jeffers ; photographs by Morley Baer ; selected andintroduced by James Karman.
Available online in ebray at UB


Criticism on Robinson Jeffers

“Robinson Jeffers” by Robert Brophy, from A Literary History of the American West, 1987

Fifty key thinkers on the environment[online], edited by Joy A. Palmer.
Available online in ebray at UB

Nature and poetry: An ecocritical approach to modern poetry (from the Romantic age to the ecological age. PhD dissertation, Deuk Ju Jeon, University of Nebraska (abstract and download option)


Particular poems

"Hurt Hawks"
Overview: "Hurt Hawks", by Robinson Jeffers
Various views on “Hurt Hawks” Excerpts from critical articles provided by Modern American Poetry

From "II: The Inhumanist"
”On the Question of Science in ’The Inhumanist’” Article by Steven Chapman in Jeffers Studies, vol 8, no. 2, Fall 2003. To find article go to ”Jeffers Studies Archive”, and then click ”number 2” under ”Volume 8”

"The Purse-Seine"
”Short views on "The Purse-Seine"
Excerpts from critical articles provided by Modern American Poetry

"Carmel Point"
Full text from Literature Online

"Birds and Fishes"
Full text from Literature Online

"Vulture"
Full text from Literature Online
”What an Enskyment / What an Enwordment: Robinson Jeffers’s ’Vulture’”
Article by Albert Gelpi in Jeffers Studies, vol 7, no. 2, Fall 2003. To find article go to Jeffers Studies Archive, and then click ”number 2” under ”Volume 7”

"The Epic Stars"
”Full text from Literature Online


Links
Robinson Jeffers page at Modern American Poetry
Jeffers Studies Home Page
Links (Klick "Links")
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment