Background
Jeffers, Robinson was born on January 10, 1887 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Hamilton and Annie Robinson (Tuttle) Jeffers.
Jeffers, Robinson was born on January 10, 1887 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Hamilton and Annie Robinson (Tuttle) Jeffers.
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, 1905, Doctor of Literature, 1937. Student of University of Southern California Medical School, 3 years, University of Washington School of Forestry, 1 year. Post-graduate work at University of Zürich, Switzerland, and University of Southern California.
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Southern California, 1939.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Authors League of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi, Nu Sigma Nu. Author: Californians, 1916. Tamar and Other Poems, 1924.
Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems, 1925.
The Women at Point Sur, 1927. Cawdor and Other Poems, 1928.
Dear Judas and Other Poems, 1929. Descent to the Dead, 1931.
Thurso’s Landing and Other Poems, 1932.
Give Your Heart to the Hawks, 1933. Solstice and Other Poems, 1935. Such Counsels You Gave to Maine, 1937.
Selected Poetry, 1938.
Be Angry at the Sun, 1941. Medea, 1946; The Double Axe, 1948.
Hungerfield and Other Poems, 1952. De Rerum Virtute, 1953.
Loving Shepherdess, 1955.
Themes in My Poems, 1956. Also plays Tower beyond Tragedy, Dear Judas, Medea, The Cretan Woman. Inaugurated series of poetry reading, Library of Congress, February 1941.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Married Una Call Kuster, August 2, 1913. Children: Donnan Call and Garth Sherwood.