The Foundation sponsors
events and publishes material designed to preserve and extend the cultural and
literary legacy of Robinson Jeffers, poet of California.
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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.
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A Heads Up!
The 16th annual Robinson
Jeffers Association Conference, dedicated to “Robinson Jeffers and
the Poetry of the West,” will, this year, return to Carmel during
the weekend of February 12-14, 2010. Programs will take place at
Sunset Center. Poetry readings will be at Tor House and at the home
of Alex Vardamis in Carmel. The keynote speaker, on Saturday, will
be Patricia Limerick, the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of
the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado and a
Professor of History. Limerick is generally acknowledged to be the
preeminent historian of the American West.
Highlights, on Saturday and
Sunday, include a dramatic reading of At the Fall of an Age
and panels and discussions by many prominent Jeffers scholars.
Among distinguished speakers will be Dave Mason, ShaunAnne Tangney,
George Hart, Jim Karman, and Ron Dart. Because of space
constraints, poetry readings on Friday and Saturday evenings are
open only to those who have registered for the entire weekend
program.
Pre-registration of
Individuals is $120 for all weekend activities ($140 for Couples).
Registration, at the door, on Saturday is $150 for individuals and
$170 for couples. There are special rebates of students (with
ID) and active Tor House Docents. To register, or for further
information, contact Rob Kafka at
Rkafka@unex.ucla.edu or
David Rothman at
rothmandavidj@msn.com. Tor House Docents might want to contact
Ripple Huth at
ripplehuth@comcast.net for additional information.
It's that time of year again
- time to enter to The Robinson Jeffers Tor House 2010 Prize for Poetry.
Details for submitting your poetry and the prize-winning poems of 2009 are
on our Poetry Prize page.
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:
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To preserve Tor
House, Hawk Tower and their collections
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To promote the
literary and philosophical legacy of Robinson Jeffers for the enrichment and
enlightenment of the public
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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.
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