Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us. nature
Imagination, the traitor of the mind, has taken my solitude and slain it. imagination
Robinson Jeffers Poet
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Jan 10, 1887
- Died: Jan 20, 1962
John Robinson Jeffers was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement. Once influential and highly regarded, despite his stated 'inhumanism', Jeffers thought transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. This led him to oppose US participation in WW2, a stand that was widely seen as misanthropic or nihilist, and destroyed his reputation.