This wild swan of a world is no hunter’s game. Better bullets than yours would miss the white breast, Better mirrors than yours would crack in the flame.
Robinson Jeffers Quotes
Praise life, it deserves praise, but the praise of life That forgets the pain is a pebble Ruttled in dry ground.
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| Birth: | 10th January, 1887 |
| Death: | 20th January, 1962 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Environmentalist, Poet |
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John Robinson Jeffers 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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