Photo by Jessica Malikowski The Foundation sponsors events and publishes material designed to preserve and extend the cultural and literary legacy of Robinson Jeffers, poet of California.

The Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is a nonprofit organization of volunteer members established in 1978 to acquire, maintain and provide for public access to Tor House, Hawk Tower and the surrounding gardens.

The 2012 Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry

The announcement of the 2012 Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry winner and Honorable Mentions will be made by May 31.   My apologies for any inconvenience this delay may cause, and my thanks for your patience in this matter. 

Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, Coordinator, Prize for Poetry.

A Celebration of Robinson Jeffers in Poetry and Music

The Robinson Jeffers Association presents "Intone One Language: A Celebration of Robinson Jeffers in Poetry and Music" on Saturday, May 26th, 2012

This performance features the world premiere of Continent's End, a song cycle on Robinson Jeffers' poems by Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli.   It will be performed by Valentina Osinski, mezzo-soprano, and Bruce Olstad, piano, with readings by internationally acclaimed Bay Area poet Kim Addonizio.

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY

Saturday, May 26th, 2012 at 8 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
915 Sunset Drive
Pacific Grove, CA
(Monterey Peninsula)

FREE ADMISSION

Convenient parking is available on site.

News ... News ... News

Check out this article in VIA, AAA's travel magazine in Northern California, featuring our very own Hawk Tower! 

2012 Reading and Performance Series

Check out this year's reading and performance series on our Events and Activities page!

Video

The Tor House Foundation just received a digitally remastered 1967 Robinson Jeffers Documentary video link from Alex Cherian, Film Archivist from the SF Bay Area TV Archive to view.  The publicly available film link Rhapsody & Requiem - The Life of Robinson Jeffers is now available to view online at diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/189961.  This is a digitally remastered KPIX-TV 1967 documentary film about Robinson Jeffers: Rhapsody & Requiem - The Life of Robinson Jeffers.  This online video is best viewed on the full screen mode of your computer.  It is a very fascinating video.

On-Line Bookstore

Our publications include several which are available only from the Tor House bookstore.  Other merchandise for sale includes Jeffers-related CDs, DVDs, note cards and works of art.

A Tor House Exclusive - Tor House is pleased to announce the re-issuing of The Stone Mason of Tor House by Melba Berry Bennett.

Melba Berry Bennett won the affection of both Jeffers and Una and after Una's death became Jeffers' secretary and worked with him until the end of his life.  The result is a biography rich in detail and true to its subject.  Jeffers did not reveal himself often to others, so his and Una's friendship with Bennett represented an unusual opportunity for Bennett to produce an authoritative, sensitive portrait of the poet.

This handsome edition, with slipcase, is available exclusively through the Tor House Bookstore, including at our online store.

Mission

The mission of the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation is:

• To preserve Tor House, Hawk Tower and their collections

• To promote the literary and philosophical legacy of Robinson Jeffers for the enrichment and enlightenment of the public

• To serve the community as a cultural resource

(Adopted by the Board of Trustees, March 1998)

For more information on the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, our events and our organization, click on a link below.

• Events and Activities

• Tours of Tor House

• History of Tor House & Hawk Tower

• Publications & Bookstore

• Other Merchandise

• Membership

• Newsletters

• Links to Jeffers Sites

• Volunteer Opportunities

• Board of Trustees