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''If civilization goes down, that
Would be an event to contemplate.
It will not be in our time, alas, my dear,
It will not be in our time.''
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Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), U.S. poet. May—June, 1940 (l. 22-25). . .
Modern American Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed. (8th rev. ed., 1962) Ha...
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It would be better for men
To be few and live far apart, where none could infect another; then
slowly the sanity of field and mountain
And the cold ocean and glittering stars might ente...
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Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), U.S. poet. May—June, 1940 (l. 5-7). . .
Modern American Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed. (8th rev. ed., 1962) Harc...
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Anthony White (9/12/2011 1:23:00 PM)
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In a strange way, his lack of popularity is probably a testimony to his insight; people are shy of hearing what disagrees with the common view. His ability to look beyond the tepid matters of today reminds me of the work of David Jones, someone else maturing gently in obscurity.
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Yacov Mitchenko (7/19/2010 11:53:00 PM)
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Robinson Jeffers is a criminally underrated poet, easily the equal of Eliot and Frost (and in my view a better poet than either) . 'Hurt Hawks' and 'Vulture' are among the best animals poems I have read in the language. He's a formidable epic poet, and is generally more successful than the other major English poets at long narratives.
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