Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes - Page 2. 70 Favorite Poems: 47. The Ninth Elegy by Rainer Maria Rilke « Bittergrace. All poems of the poet: Robinson Jeffers - works. 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 narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement. Once influential and highly regarded, despite his stated 'inhumanism', Jeffers thought transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole.
This led him to oppose US participation in WW2, a stand that was widely seen as misanthropic or nihilist, and destroyed his reputation. Life[edit] Jeffers was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh), the son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar, Reverend Dr. William Hamilton Jeffers, and Annie Robinson Tuttle. After he graduated from Occidental, Jeffers went to the University of Southern California to study at first literature, and then medicine. Poetic career[edit] Influence[edit]
Be Kind by Charles Bukowski.