Robinson Jeffers 1887-1962 He began writing in 1912, and, from 1924 on, lived in seclusion by the ocean near Carmel, Calif., where he built his own stone house. He is known for his mythical lyrics and narrative poems, most of which promoted his pessimistic view of humanity in the larger scheme of an impersonal cosmos. - Paraphrased from "Robinson Jeffers" by L.C. Powell (1940) Divinely Superfluous Beauty Fire On The Hills The Deer Lay Down Their Bones Hurt Hawks Vulture