Robinson Jeffers: A Portrait

Carolyn and James Robertson, 1983. Hardcover. Like New. First published in 1929. In original glassine wrapper, which is in Good condition. This edition has a new foreword and photographs from the Jeffers family collection, selected by Lee M. Jeffers. Signed by Garth S. Jeffers (son of Robinson Jeffers); (a presentation copy, marked PS, and limited to 20 copies); and apart from the 265 numbered copies. Quite scarce thus. A wonderful gift for the Robinson Jeffers collector. John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 – January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers's poetry was written in narrative and epic form. However, he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of "inhumanism", Jeffers believed that transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. His poems have been translated into many languages and published all over the world. William Everson, Edward Abbey, Robert McDowell, Gary Snyder, and Mark Jarman are just a few recent authors who have been influenced by Jeffers. Charles Bukowski remarked that Jeffers was his favorite poet. Jeffers was an inspiration and friend to western U.S. photographers of the early 20th century, including Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Morley Baer. Several important contemporary literary critics, including Albert Gelpi of Stanford University, and poet, critic and NEA chairman Dana Gioia, have consistently cited Jeffers as a formidable presence in modern literature.