A reception will immediately follow the speech. keynote address by Jeffers’ biographer James Karman. 25 at Doheny Memorial Library and conclude with a 4:30 p.m. The USC events will begin at noon on Oct. Jeffers’ words also have appeared in popular entertainment through The Beach Boys’ recording of “California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles” for their album Holland and other media beyond the strictly literary. Artists as distinct as poet Charles Bukowski and photographer Ansel Adams found inspiration in his work. Jeffers’ influence in literature and popular culture has grown in recent decades. It will be a remarkable afternoon of diverse perspectives and discovery at USC.” “We’ll explore the life and work of a poet from the perspectives of literature, environmentalism, conservation, visual art - even science fiction. “This celebration will bring together so many aspects of what a great library like ours does for its community of students and scholars,” said Catherine Quinlan, dean of the USC Libraries. To do so, Jeffers believed, is the only way “to feel and speak the astonishing beauty of things.” Underlying his poetry is an urge to resist a human-centered worldview.
Now known as a preeminent poet of the West Coast, Jeffers worked in many forms and dealt with diverse subject matter - including tragedies, political verse, and romantic and pastoral poems. This conference marks a long overdue homecoming to his alma mater.” “His years on campus changed the direction of his life and led to his tempestuous courtship of his beloved wife, Una. “Robinson Jeffers is probably the most important writer to have attended USC,” said Dana Gioia, USC’s Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. This year marks the 125th anniversary of his birth, as well as the 50th anniversary of his death in Carmel, Calif. He took an undergraduate degree at Occidental College before studying literature and medicine at USC. Jeffers’ literary and historical roots extend across the Golden State. Jeffers’ manuscripts and photographs, many of which are rarely seen by the public, will be on view.
The panels and exhibition will explore Jeffers’ relationship to the natural world, Jeffers and the art of the book, and his story as a young poet in early 20th-century Los Angeles. 25 celebrating the work and life of poet Robinson Jeffers.
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The USC Libraries will present a series of events on Oct. (Photo/Louis Fleckenstein courtesy of Tor House Foundation) Robinson Jeffers’ years at USC changed the direction of his life.
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