Podcast appearances and mentions of Robinson Jeffers

Amanda Holmes reads Robinson Jeffers's “The Purse-Seine.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you'll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman. This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The queens play a round of Step Your Poetry Up before poet-voicing porn dialogue. Please Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Pretty Please.....Buy our books:     Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.     James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.SHOW NOTES:Here are links to some of the poems we mention:Amy Lowell, "Patterns"Robinson Jeffers, "Credo"H.D., "Sea Rose"Sara Teasdale, "Moonlight"An essay on Hart Crane's "The River"Robert Duncan, "My Mother Would Be a Falconress"Theodore Roethke, "In a Dark Time"Robert Creeley, "The Rain"James Dickey, "The Sheep Child"Galway Kinnell, "The Bear"Stanley Kunitz, "Father and Son"We make reference to the poet C. Dale Young--visit him online here. 

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Want to hear what it's like teaching poetry to Special Ops soldiers? Or how to delineate (or not) the space grief occupies? Tune in to hear poetry mining the vein of Robinson Jeffers and Theodore Roethke. George Lober's latest book, Rainbow Eucalyptus, New and Collected Poems, is available from ⁠Bookshop Santa Cruz⁠ and ⁠Amazon⁠.

Howdy, campers! In this spine-chilling episode, we delve into the eerie phenomenon of the Dark Watchers and the Night Marchers. Imagine being alone in the dead of night, sensing an ominous presence, and hearing the distant sounds of drums and chants. These tales, rooted in Native American and Hawaiian lore, explore the mysterious entities that haunt the shadows. We begin with the enigmatic Dark Watchers of California's Santa Lucia Mountains. These towering shadowy figures, often seen at dusk or dawn, have been part of local legends for centuries. From Native American oral traditions to Spanish settlers' accounts, and even immortalized in the works of John Steinbeck and Robinson Jeffers, the Dark Watchers continue to mystify those who encounter them. Are they mere optical illusions, or something far more sinister? Next, we journey to Hawaii to uncover the legend of the Night Marchers. These spectral warriors, said to be the spirits of ancient Hawaiian chiefs and warriors, march through the night, heralded by the sounds of conch shells and war drums. Those who encounter them must show proper respect to avoid a violent death. Are they guardians of ancient traditions, or something even more otherworldly? Join your camp counselors, Tyler Bence and Woody Brown, as they share spine-tingling stories, dissect various theories, and try to unravel the mysteries of these shadowy entities. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this episode is packed with eerie tales and thought-provoking insights that will keep you on the edge of your seat. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MAGIC MIND: For increased focus, less anxiety, and boosting the productivity in your life visit our new sponsors MAGIC MIND. Right now, there's a special offer: UP TO 48% off your first subscription -or- 20% off a one-time purchase with the code THATWOULDBERAD20 at checkout. Just head to ⁠magicmind.com/thatwouldberad⁠. RAD WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR SHOW: JOIN OUR PATREON: Dive deeper into the mysteries with exclusive content and support our quest for the truth at www.patreon.com/thatwouldberad BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research sessions and keep the spooky stories flowing at www.buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad ☕️ OUR MERCH: Embrace your inner mystery hunter with our official gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com SHOW INFO:

“I think that one may contribute (ever so slightly) to the beauty of things by making one's own life and environment beautiful, so far as one's power reaches.” Robinson Jeffers

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 13, 2024. www.poets.org

Charles and Pedro discuss childhood amnesia, the Boeing whistleblower, "doing the needful", and the poem "Joy" by Robinson Jeffers.

In this episode of Getting Stoned we read from Dr. Joe Dispenza's book, Becoming Supernatural and the amazing poems of Robinson Jeffers titled, Memoir and Nova. Thank you so much for listening!! Peace & Love, Stone --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stonepetoskey/message

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of […] The post Corona Cold Reads: Robinson Jeffers' Medea appeared first on My Entertainment World.

Today's poem is one of the most recognizable and influential American poems of the twentieth century.Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem. A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays. He sought to honestly portray the joys and hardships of working-class black lives, avoiding both sentimental idealization and negative stereotypes.Hughes's position in the American literary scene seems to be secure. David Littlejohn wrote that Hughes is "the one sure Negro classic, more certain of permanence than even Baldwin or Ellison or Wright. … His voice is as sure, his manner as original, his position as secure as, say Edwin Arlington Robinson's or Robinson Jeffers'. … By molding his verse always on the sounds of Negro talk, the rhythms of Negro music, by retaining his own keen honesty and directness, his poetic sense and ironic intelligence, he maintained through four decades a readable newness distinctly his own."Hughes's poems have been translated into German, French, Spanish, Russian, Yiddish, and Czech; many of them have been set to music.-bio via Poetry Foundation Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Today's poem is To The Stone-Cutters by Robinson Jeffers.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. This week, we're sharing listener stories from the Twin Cities Book Festival. In this episode, our producer, Myka Kielbon, writes… “Our listener, Morgan, found writing poetry to be a tool to connect not only with her father's homeland, but to connect with the people in her life, with her poetic lineages, with the body, and with nature. By focusing on the way poetry feels in the body, Morgan reminds me of a route to access language that sometimes feels insurmountable. Today's poem, at first, leans into the cynicism of the Romantics, into the truth of mortality. But as it turns, it finds solace in what we create.”Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

Howdy! In this episode of Getting Stoned I read from Mr. Stephen Jenkinson's book, Die Wise, a chapter titled, The Tyrant Hope. And also dig a poem by Mr. Robinson Jeffers, titled Post Mortem. Thanks so much for stopping by! Peace & Love, Stone --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stonepetoskey/message

Steven Herrmann, Jungian psychoanalyst and author of the books, William James and C. G. Jung and of William Everson: The Shaman's Call, among others, engages in a wide-ranging conversation about finding one's calling, the poet William Everson, and the importance of dreams. Referenced during the podcast: Robinson Jeffers on Moral Beauty, the Interconnectedness of the Universe, and the Key to Peace of Mind by Maria Popova

Please consider supporting Human Voices Wake us by clicking here. You can also support this podcast by going to wordandsilence.com and checking out any of my books. Tonight I read ten essential poems from the American poet Robinson Jeffers (1187-1962). Selections of Jeffers's poetry are legion: many of them can be found here. The five-volume Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers, edited by Tim Hunt and published by Stanford University Press, can be found here. You can read more about his life at the Poetry Foundation and Wikipedia. A larger selection of his poetry, which I recorded in 2020-2021, can be found here. The poems I read are: The Excesses of God Point Joe Hooded Night New Mexican Mountain Nova from Hungerfield De Rerum Virtute Vulture “I am seventy-four years old and suddenly all my strength” Inscription for a Gravestone The episode ends with a 1941 Library of Congress recording of Jeffers reading his poem, “Natural Music.” Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support

"I have also seen doom." -Robinson Jeffers"As you can see, I need to breathe." - Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy Robinson Jeffers' Selected Poems Hit up my website www.robynoneil.com

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 10, 2022. www.poets.org

Ken reads Jeffers' timely poems: “The Beauty of Things,” “Animals,” “The World's Wonders,” “Time of Disturbance,” “The Old Stone-Mason” and “To Death”

by Robinson Jeffers

Then what is the answer?- Not to be deluded by dreams. To know that great civilizations have broken down into violence, and their tyrants come, many times before. When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choose the least ugly faction; these evils are essential. To keep one's own integrity, be merciful and uncorrupted and not wish for evil; and not be duped By dreams of universal justice or happiness. These dreams will not be fulfilled. To know this, and know that however ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful. A severed hand Is an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and stars and his history... for contemplation or in fact... Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty is Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe. Love that, not man Apart from that, or else you will share man's pitiful confusions, or drown in despair when his days darken.

10. ledna 1887 se narodil Robinson Jeffers - americký básník a myslitel. Vyšlo ve výboru Maják v bouři, vydal Československý spisovatel v roce 1983. Básně přeložil Kamil Bednář. Podcast "Báseň na každý den" poslouchejte na Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google, YouRadio, České Podcasty nebo Audiolibrix. Domovská stránka podcastu je na https://www.poetickyklub.cz. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/basennakazdyden/message

by Robinson Jeffers

Good day lovelies! In this episode of Getting Stoned I ramble on for a good 20 minutes and then I read some poetry by Mr. Robinson Jeffers and do an original jam titled, Desire. I hope you are healthy and feeling blessed, and I extend a deep gratitude for you taking your time to stop on by and give a listen. Peace & Love, Stone --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stonepetoskey/message

Reading from the poetry of the environment movement icon Robinson Jeffers (1887 - 1962) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/snehith-kumbla/message

Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com   S2E33 TRANSCRIPT:----more---- Yucca: Welcome back to the wonder science-based paganism. I'm your host Yucca.  Mark: And I'm mark. Yucca: And this week we are talking about sigils. So it's another really fun one where we're going to get into the nuts and bolts the details. Get into a specific practice.  Mark: Right. This is a time honored tradition. People have been making. Hmm, symbols that they consider to be magical for thousands of years. We have the, you know, the seals on the tombs of the Kings in, in Egypt Lots of really kind of very old symbols that are meant to have magical powers. So, this is something that we can do in our own time. And it's fun and it can be psychologically effective. So we thought we would do an episode about it. Yucca: exactly. And I think a really great place to start is to come back to our view on magic and magical practices and how we see that, because this is a. Non-thesis is a science based paganism podcast. So when we talk about a magical practice, we aren't saying that that this is, you know, magic with a capital M where we're really making things float or fly or casting spells. This is a psychological process.  Mark: Right. This, this is something that we can do, which will change us internally. Our, our brains are, our minds are incredibly programmable and are we're constantly creating new neural pathways to accommodate new experiences and new understanding. Our, our brains are very plastic in that way. And so we've, you. The practice of rituals and magic and so forth as with the intention of changing something about what's happening in our minds, whether it's our emotional state or our our degree of focus on something that's important to us or our commitment to a goal any of those kinds of things. And what's really cool about a sigil is that it can give you this. Sort of quick flash stamp of something, which will then remind you of a whole magical meaning that you folded into the creation of that sigil. Yucca: Yeah. So. So given that, I mean, let's, let's get a little bit more into what a sigil. is. I loved the imagery that you started with, right? The, the symbol on the tomb and the ancient pharaohs and things like that. But, but this is something that gets used in a lot of different cultures over millennia and something that we do today.  Mark: Yeah. And some of them are some of those kinds of symbols are very standard eyes. Like the evil eye, for example, in many of the Mediterranean cultures is something that's been around. It appears for. At least a couple thousand years.  Yucca: Predating the religions that commonly use them today.  Mark: exactly. And so those, those symbols become freighted with not only meaning for the individuals that are putting them down, but then also there's that historical momentum coming in behind them. And so when you create a new sigil that won't have that historical freight behind. But what it will have is the history of all sigil making through all human history, leading up to the moment that you inscribe your sigil for the purposes that you intend. Yucca: And depending on how you create your central, you can work in. Some of those historic city rules as well, or elements from them, things that remind you of that and bring it in, I'm thinking about the evil eye or the Humsa or hand to Fatima. Like you can, if you already have a relationship with that, choosing colors or shapes or things that are reminiscent of that can just can strengthen it for you. It's about what that association is in your mind. And what it communicates to you instantly.  Mark: Right. Right. When I wrote a post to the atheopagan is a blog which is that atheopagan is some.org about sigils. I called them barcodes for the brain. Because I really think of them that way. They are something that your brain can read in a little short beep and get a whole, a whole collection of meanings that you have, that you have compressed into that little sigil. Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: And so it can be something very useful to put on your focus or alter which is another term for what we call focus. It's something that you can inscribe on magical tools. I I've known people that made a sigil and put it in their wallet. And just carried it around whether it was for safety or for prosperity or for a focus of a particular intention. Those are things that they, they concentrate on and they, they have it there so that they see it on a regular basis. And it reminds them once again of the ritual work that they've done to focus on that outcome. Yucca: And one thing I did. So. Done sigils before. And mark suggested a few weeks ago, oh, this is a topic we could do. So I said, well, I've, I've never done this before. I know about the concept. So I did a little bit of internet research and I tried two different weeks doing it. And the, this past week it was really, really successful for me. And one thing that I did was I actually drew it on my wrist with henna and it, and this was something that This was a very, you know, not to be too over sharing, but this week was a really challenging week. It was one of those weeks where like all the crisis has come at once and everything stacks up. But I had a lot to be doing some, a teacher. My semester was starting at all these new classes we were receiving evacuees from the coast coming in because of Ida and all kinds of things happening all at once. So I, yeah. Tried one of these and it was about returning to focus. And so I felt like it wasn't something that I needed over a long period of time. It was something that it just really needed for this week. And so putting it I dunno if you can see, it's almost, it's pretty much gone. But it lonely lasted for a few days on my wrist because you know, washing my hands and that part of is rubbing up. And when you put hen on somewhere on your body, that doesn't get a lot of contact if they can stay for a long time, but the HANA worked really well. So that can be an option for people who use that, like you were suggesting putting on the dashboard or on the focus, or you could literally put it on the body as well.  Mark: Yes, that's very clever. I like that. Yeah. I mean, I know people that have had permanent tattoos and sigils as well, but the idea of something that, you know, where you have this identified immediate need, that isn't necessarily a long-term need, but having it there so that you see it on yourself all the time. That's that's I could see how that would be very helpful. Yucca: Yeah. And somewhere where I could see it, but it's also not super public right. Asleep can cover it, but I'd still notice it  Mark: Right, right. Yucca: you know, maybe not putting it on my forehead.  Yeah. I mean, I think that might work for some people depending on what you're doing, but if you're public facing, that might end up with more questions. Of course, that could be the purpose. So it really depends on what you're trying to do with it.  Mark: right?  Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: Yeah. So, that, and that really is an important piece of the, the process of any sort of so-called magical ritual process. You have to understand what your intention is, right? You need to know what you're trying to accomplish. And in my work at the focus or alter a lot of the time, what I am seeking to do is just to create that kind of present grounded, warm, glowing feeling that I have by candlelight and in front of my focus. And that's all, that's all that I want. I'm not trying to make anything change. I'm not trying to. You know, program my psychology with any particular intention. I just want that good feeling that comes from going into that ritual state. But if you do have something that you want to accomplish, you know, if you're stuck behind a procrastination block or your You're really trying to focus your attention on something very important in your life. Like getting a job or finding a workable relationship or, you know, those kinds of things. It can be very helpful to get very, very clear about exactly what it is that you're seeking to achieve. And I have always felt that the more clarity you have, the more specificity you have about what it is that you're seeking to achieve. The more likely it is that you'll you'll make that happen for yourself. So not just, I want a relationship, but I would like to be connected with a person in this way, who has these kinds of attributes? So that, so that you can recognize it when it comes along. So that you're, you're clear about, you know, oh, well here, this, this is the sort of thing I've been looking for. Yucca: And to, to become really clear on what it is that you really are looking for. because sometimes our surface understanding might be very different than when we stop and really examine and evaluate. You know what is going on. Sometimes we can see certain emotions can be hiding as other emotions. Like quite often, something like anger when you really get underneath it's. Oh, no, it's really fear  Mark: Right,  Yucca: And so maybe the addressing the fear is what's going to let everything else. It's going to unblock, let the rest of that river flow or whatever it is that you need to happen.  Mark: Yes. So, yes. I think that's true. And and so now we should talk more about About what the process is, how you make them. And then, then we can go into various ways that they can be used. So a sigil is. A symbol, typically a complex one and the most common way that people make them is by taking a key word, a word that encapsulates the thing that they're looking for. And it may, or maybe two words or even three not a whole long sentence because that's a whole lot of symbols to have to sort of compress altogether. And what you do is you take those letters and write them out, strike out all the valves. And now you've got a bunch of consonants and that is your raw material for making your sigil. You, you can put those together in various ways. You can add like little circles or squiggles or flames or whatever, whatever attributes you think. Add to the sigil. You don't have to use all the letters. That's very important to understand, essentially what you're doing is you're creating the crystallization of the concept that you've written down in the words, and it doesn't have to look like anything that's readable to anybody, but you. Yucca: And when I was doing research for it, I found some really interesting playful things that people would do. So instead of letters, They took the letters and made it kind of a code where they associated one letter with a number. So ABC might be 1, 2, 3, right? And you go all the way to your 26 and you could swap it for numbers or where they made a grid with the alphabet and the position that the letter was in would then associate with where on the symbol, that letter would go.  I saw some people doing some backwards writing. And there are a few really just very skillful artists that did some amazing, really look like tattoo work.  Mark: Yeah, I've seen some very beautiful, sigils and the, the, the important thing is to do it until it's done  Yucca: Hmm.  Mark: and you'll know it's done. When you feel like it's done.  Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: That's, that's the only way to tell, honestly, as I said, you don't need to use all of the letters, numbers, figures, whatever it is, you can just use the ones that strike your fancy. You can flip them upside down. You can make the mirror image. You can add additional embellishments that make the sigil look more mystical and cool. Or that look more Persuasive and compelling, whatever you think is effective for the creation of your sigil. And what I found when I started doing this is that my early ones were pretty perfunctory. I was just not as daring as I might've been in, in making changes. And they got a lot more extravagant as I practiced more. Yucca: But I did this past week was I did the letters. I actually, I wrote a sentence. Right. I figured out what my sentence was really focused on exactly what it was that I wanted. And I did this all in ritual. So thought about it a little bit beforehand, but then really refined it in ritual and took the first letters of each word. And used that to create the symbol. But I also create, I used some shapes as well, that weren't letters. So I used a circle and then made the letters make sort of the form looked almost like an eye. So like a Sur an eye within a circle because I was working on being able to return to a focus and centered, balanced. In the moment when I felt like I was being tugged in 20 different directions was okay. Let's, let's bring that back to the focus. And so I was trying to come up with what will, what will feel like that? What does that feeling look like in a symbol? And so the letters were a component, but just the shapes that the letters were making the shapes that the letters were contained. Yeah. Helps to facilitate that immediate return to that feeling.  Mark: Sure. Yeah. Yeah, that's great. I know that people will sometimes add like wavy lines for water or other, you know, other kind of elemental pieces as well, too. To sort of describe the feeling that they're working to evoke the emotion they're seeking to capture. Yucca: Right. I can imagine if someone works with a framework of the elements often that really associates like, okay, so air is mental. But, you know, the earth is ground or whatever it is, there are associations that you could use that as a starting place for that sigil or incorporate it. And Yeah. I did not work with color, but I think that some people could, if you are a color person, color is, is so powerful, right. Mark: Yeah.  So I was going to describe a process that I went through a while back with the atheopagan group, Saturday mixer group that gets together on zoom every Saturday morning. There was a poem by Robinson Jeffers that was read by a member of the group. And the last line of the poem really struck me. The line was for you also are human.  Yucca: Hm.  Mark: And so what I did was I took the first letter of each of those. Each each, the first letter of each word of that line and made that into a sigil. And that was about it. Self compassion and humility and understanding that I'm not always going to get it right. And I created that into a sigil and it turned out to be a very powerful kind of symbol for me. I, I I've kept it on my focus for close to a year now, I think. And and I've used it in rituals as well. Especially when. Working to address things that are challenges in my life, just to remember. It's okay. You don't have to be perfect.  Yucca: It's beautiful. It's a beautiful line too.  Mark: It is Robinson Jeffers. If you haven't read him his marvelous,  Yucca: Hmm.  Mark: a very, very strong conservationist out of the American west and yeah, just really recommend his stuff. Beautiful.  Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: Okay. Yucca: let's circle back, maybe summarize about the creation of a sigil. So step wise, we said, figure out what your intention is, Right. And preferably in ritual, then create it, put, make it into something visual.  Mark: Right, Yucca: do the letters, maybe have symbols that represent the letters, but you can make it as involved and intricate as, as feels. Right. And as you were saying, mark, just keep going until it feels complete and done.  Mark: right. And while you're doing this, sorry to  Yucca: Oh, please continue.  Mark: But while you're doing this, bear in mind, what you're trying to do is to capture a particular emotion. What you're trying to do is to make a symbol that can help you to snap back into a particular emotional state. So play music that brings you that emotional state, while you're working on your sigil, you know, burn some incense that reminds you of a particular kind of feeling that you, that you have, or, you know, spray a little essential oil into the air or whatever it is that you do for scent. You can, you can turn this into a multi-sensory kind of experience that will help you. When you, when you start using the sigil out in the world, Yucca: Yeah. So for an example, sharing, what I would I did this past week was when I did that ritual actually went out clear stars, really beautiful moment. Created that had to use like a little red light so I could see it created that symbol. And then hung out in that ritual space with the symbol. Trying to be in that place of, of focus, which was what I was working on returning to and spent. I don't actually know how long it was because it was probably only four or five minutes, but it felt like a long time. And just really tried to connect the feeling of that symbol with that, with with that experience. And then it was later. It was a second time that I came back and actually put that as Hannah, because it didn't occur to me until after I had done it that maybe I shouldn't get henna.  Mark: That's a really clever idea. I like that a lot. Yucca: So yeah. I mean, you might, depending on how the skill that someone has with the henna you know, you might even do it on your body as you're creating.  Mark: Okay. Yucca: So, so that would be okay. Have that association form that association, whether it's with the, hopefully with as many things as you can to make it really work for you since the color, the, the ambiance, the music, if you're a musical person  Mark: Tastes and flavors that make that make you happy or remind, you know, maybe it's black coffee, maybe that. you of focus and attention and kind of diligence about pursuing whatever your goal is, or maybe it's chocolate and that's just sort of sensual pleasure, kind of happiness sort of feeling that you're trying to capture as many senses as possible. It's usually a good rule for rituals. Yucca: Yeah. You know, and, and as we're talking, it occurs to me that we've been doing, we've been focusing on this as a. solitary or singular thing, but this could be something that you're doing with a partner as well. If it's something that both of you or all of you, if it's more of that are working on together and maybe it's maybe you're in the process of moving or forming a new. Relationship or things like that, that you could use this in a lot of different ways and have that, that kind of special, powerful symbol between the two of you that represents whatever this goal or agreement it's arrangement is.  Mark: Right. Like if you're forming a household together for the first time, for example, you could create a sigil for, for, and health and all those things that you want to be a part of your household. And then that could be on the household, Walter along with other, you know, pictures of. Of the members of the household and other things that remind them of why they live together. Yucca: Hmm, that's really sweet. I could see that above a door too.  Like in the, the walking into the threshold of the house.  Mark: So that's a thing that you can do. You can put it on the dashboard of your car. If you're, if you have a problem with getting lost or if you.  Yucca: Get really angry with driving.  Mark: Yes. If you have a problem with road rage or, or if you have a habit of speeding, maybe something that will remind you to slow down a little bit and you know, pay a little more attention to what's going on around you. Yucca: Or confidence and comfort and maybe not having the overwhelming anxiety of that horrible feeling of, oh, I've got to merge. I've got to change lanes. I've got to. Got to drive. And by the way, driving in the part of the country that you live in, just sounds terrifying. Driving and in California, there's very aggressive and lots and lots of drivers there. So if you need help with driving in California, that could be a reason to really do a sigil.  Mark: It could, you could do a little outline of the state of California as a part of. Yucca: You're good. Yes. Or, you know, maybe a bubble of protection around your car or something like that.  Mark: Yeah, Yucca: I just teased though, you guys are great.  Mark: well, I mean, to be honest, I'm pretty happy about the area where I live in terms of how aggressive the drivers are. There are places like Silicon valley where the drivers credibly aggressive. You have lots of sort of young male drivers with really expensive cars who feel entitled to own the entire road. And they drive like maniacs. It's it's really frightening. Okay. Yucca: Yeah, folks. Aren't good drivers here, but there just aren't a lot of them, so,  Mark: Yeah. Well, that's good. If they're being really bad drivers, you just let them pass you and forget.  Yucca: that's right. Yeah. I'm just like, Okay, So anyways, so these are some, some ideas. What else could we say?  Mark: well, there's the question about using the CGM? Kind of visibly and publicly, or at least visible to yourself. And then there's the sort of secret sigil thing. Some people like to create a sigil with a particular meaning and then seal it somehow in an envelope or just folding over the paper with ceiling wax or you know, somehow. Keeping it hidden so that it's power becomes stronger because it's been hidden. That isn't something that I've done very much, but I like playing sealing, wax and seals. I just think it's really cool. So.  Yucca: It reminds me um, A girlfriend who was Japanese and she we weren't living there. We were living in an actually Bilbao, but she had these little envelopes. There were beautiful cloth envelopes from the temple in her village. And they had prayers inside that had been written by the priest at the temple. And. She said that if you opened it up, you let it go. I wouldn't, it wouldn't work anymore. So you always had to keep it sealed.  Mark: Hmm. Yucca: There was just that it, it made it really special to have that little sealed cloth envelope with the special not done. And that just seemed to give it this kind of. This feeling of importance and there was like the rules around it that just made it kind of fun. And I think that, that's what, that's what I think gave it the, you know, the power. So to say it was, is the belief around it, not necessarily that the actual marks of ink on paper did anything, but the way that she felt about it and the stories that she told about it. Right. Created that feeling. So that's what it reminds me of. When you say that to sealing it away with wax or putting it into an envelope.  Mark: Well, it's funny when you say that story, because I, I hear it in two different ways. On the one hand. Yes. It's very special to have the prayer enclosed in its little envelope, you know, with the special knots and all that kind of stuff. But. Another way that you could look at that is it's sort of like a, like a battery, like a store, a stored blessing of some kind. So when  Yucca: open it when you're ready.  Mark: you open it when you need it. Right. So,  Yucca: Oh yeah.  Mark: kind of cool. Huh? Yucca: I liked that. I might do something like that with the kids.  Mark: Yeah, I would think that would be a cool thing to do with kids. Cause it's like, if you're having a really bad day, maybe today's the data open, open your, your blessing packet and, you know, let a little goodness in.  Yucca: Yeah. Great. Mark: that. Yucca: Okay. Thanks for, for picking up on that. part. That's really special.  Mark: Yeah. Well, I'm always trying to think of new ways to do cool ritual stuff, you know, it's it's ritual is play for adults. In, in many ways we get to do stuff with all the cool toys and it's just, it's fun  Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: and meaningful that's yeah. That's part of what makes it adult play as opposed to children's play, not the children's play isn't meaningful, but most of the meaning for children's play is about brains in development, you know, eye, hand coordination, and, you know,  Yucca: This figuring out how to human  Mark: Yes, exactly. All that kind of stuff. Whereas as adults, the introduction of meaning into our play makes it really significant and important to us. Yucca: Yeah. So we might have it being something that's public or private, but at some point it might be time to, the schedule might be done. There might be some that, that are never going to be done well within your lifetime. Right. But there might be others. Like the one that I worked with this week that, that it felt like it was something I needed for this week. So. I next step might be a releasing of that situation.  Mark: Okay. Yucca: Maybe it might fade away like how I did it with the henna. It just sort of faded away and I don't feel the need to formally release it or destroy the central or something like that. But there might it, depending on what your central is, there might be need for that is to create. Another ritual space and burn it or put it in the compost or erase it or replace it with another central, maybe renew it because sometimes things get stale, Right,  Mark: right, That, that thing that you see on your dashboard every day after a while, you won't see it anymore. Right. So, it may be. I don't know. I would consider putting it on my rear view window. I mean my rear view mirror so that, you know, a little, little piece of paper along the edge so that I could see it and it would continue to draw my attention. Yucca: Hang it right there. So it moves a little bit.  Mark: Huh. Yucca: you turn the car back up or yeah.  Mark: Although, apparently it's illegal to hang anything from your rear view mirror, and cops can pull you over for that, which is how a couple of young black men have been killed. So  Yucca: California thing. I mean, maybe Mark: I guess it  Yucca: on the state,  Mark: I guess it depends on the state. Yeah. Yucca: Yeah, in my state there, they're more worried about whether you have a license plate or not like you just cause your car street like it does it, is it safe? Do you have a license plate? My, my brother went east once and they pulled him over because the tent was too dark on his on his windows. So, Yeah. And I guess in a lot of states you have to have a drivers license plate on the front too, and not just the back.  Mark: Yeah. In California. Yucca: Yeah. So I think it's probably gonna depend on a lot of places, like on what state you're in you know, in, in the more rural places you probably won't have trouble with that, but in the the more urban areas, it seems like it would be likely that they're going to look for more, more issues. Mark: Huh, Yucca: And some states it's illegal to drive barefoot  Mark: it's illegal to drive barefoot in California. Yucca: Yeah. That doesn't make much sense to me. I can understand why say, you know, maybe don't drive in stilettos or something like that, but  Mark: Yeah,  Yucca: the,  Mark: that makes a lot more sense to me than the barefoot one. I don't know. I don't know what the problem with the barefoot one is. It might've been one of those kinds of anti hippie laws that got passed in the 1960s. It was just designed to target particular kinds of people. Yucca: Yeah. Or the logic of maybe if there's broken glass, you won't be able to push down far enough, but there shouldn't be broken glass under your pedals. So,  Mark: You would hope not. Yucca: yeah. Anyways, I don't know why we're we keep talking about driving today. Must be on my mind.  Mark: I don't know. So, so yeah, be creative in thinking of the ways that you can use these symbols in your life and in the world. One of the things that's really great about them is that you can make them really small and unobtrusive and you can keep them in places where they're hidden from other people that are, are going to ask questions that you don't want to answer. And it's a way of being able to kind of carry your magic with you. In on your day-to-day life. So it doesn't have to be just something that lives within your focus at home. It can be something that goes with you in your pocket. Yucca: So this could be a really good practice for folks who are living in a dorm situation, or we've talked about before that, you know, they live with parents who are. Really into a very different religion or very strict about what, you know, they want the kids in their household doing, or there are, you know, you've got an in-law or something like that, where it's, it doesn't have to look like anything more than a cool than like a really cool doodle, like a symbol, like, yeah, I really liked this symbol. Like I'm into drawing. You know, and yet to you, it can have a really the, the idea is that it has really important meaning,  Mark: Right. Yucca: and it's yours. It's yours.  Mark: Very essential. I mean, there are tons of sigils that can be copied out of various books and all that kind of stuff. And maybe you'll get some value out of that. I don't know. But to me it really matters that I create my sigils myself. They're unique to me. And that means that it's the only one in the world. You know, when I draw it and put it in my pocket or whatever it is, it's the only one like it in the world. Yucca: Yeah. So this is a really a really fun practice. So thank you for sharing this with me, mark. It's been, I've loved playing with it over the last couple of weeks and hope to do more.  Mark: I'm so glad. Yeah. I, I do think it's really fun and creative and I think one thing that we don't do very often in our ritual work is, is graphic kind of stuff, drawing and so forth. And this, this is something that anyone can do. You don't have to be a good artist. And I mean, I just think it's, it's a lot of fun and it can be a really powerful, effective, psychological practice as well. Yucca: Yeah,  Mark: Well, thanks so much for having another great conversation with me, Yucca. I really appreciate our conversations together and look forward to next weeks.  Yucca: likewise. Thanks mark.  Mark: All right. See you folks. Bye bye.  Yucca: Okay.

“To feel/Greatly, and understand greatly, and express greatly, the natural/Beauty, is the sole business of Poetry”—Robinson Jeffers' “The Beauty of Things”   For Episode 9 of the Lit Matters Podcast, Chris is joined by California State University of Long Beach Professor, George Hart to discuss one of California's most important…and forgotten poets, Robinson Jeffers. Stone-mason, naturalists, scandalous recluse, and foreboding prophet of “Inhumanism,” Jeffers composed so many beautiful poems while overlooking the majestic power of the Pacific Ocean and building a three story tower of granite by hand.    Suggested Works by and About Robinson Jeffers: The Wild God of the World: An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers, edited by Albert Gelpi Jeffers' 1948 New York Timesarticle, “Poetry, Gongorism, and a Thousand Years” at https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/01/18/96585266.html?pageNumber=170 Robinson Jeffers' Cawdor and Medea: A Long Poem after Medea Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems Professor George Hart's Inventing the Language to Tell It: Robinson Jeffers and the Biology of Consciousness   Information on visiting Robinson Jeffers' Carmel, California home, Tor House can be found at https://www.torhouse.org/

In ArtiFact #4, Joel Parrish and I discuss growing up religious, the literary questions surrounding the Bible's Ecclesiastes, and other works of art by Rembrandt, Countee Cullen, and Robinson Jeffers. You can also watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgEDn4TXIY Read the latest writing from automachination: https://automachination.com Joel's website: https://poeticimport.com Music sample: Lowkemia - "Lorem Ipsum" (CC BY-SA 3.0) Timestamps: 0:14 - Joel amidst the wildfires 5:48 - Some peculiarities of Russian Orthodoxy 9:40 - Joel's religious upbringing 17:05 - Religion will continue compromising with itself 27:34 - Joel: religion still sticks to the atheist 34:03 - Christian Marxism in action 41:37 - Religious sublimation, or sublimating religion? 45:14 - Alex: healthy atheists don't obsess over religion 50:26 - Loren Eiseley as spiritual literature 55:04 - Is religion explanatory or prescriptive? 01:06:46 - Alex: God is an after-thought in Ecclesiastes 01:09:00 - Joel on Biblical structures 01:13:11 - Reading Ecclesiastes, Ch. 1 01:17:12 - Robinson Jeffers vs. Ecclesiastes 01:25:25 - Ch. 2: Solomon's (missing) labors 01:34:32 - Solomon's sophistries 01:40:08 - Ch. 3: where does the narrator truly stand? 01:47:06 - Ch. 5: Schopenhauer explains Ecclesiastes 01:57:00 - Ch. 7: against gatekeeping 02:04:19 - Ch. 9: cutting God out of the equation 02:08:06 - Ch. 10: redemption arcs 02:11:09 - Ch. 11: for the love of melancholy 02:22:22 - Ch. 12: whose epilogue? 02:25:05 - Ecclesiastes as a work of art 02:33:32 - Critiquing Rembrandt's "The Prodigal Son" 02:49:24 - Encore: Robinson Jeffers, Countee Cullen

In my program last week, I talked about how monuments create symbolic significance in our lives. They are objects specifically made to create such meanings. Today I consider how we endow things of the natural world with symbolic significances. I use the cormorant as an example of imposed symbolic meaning on natural objects and read poems by Robinson Jeffers, Eavan Boland, Kobayashi Issa, Macdara Woods, Li-Young Lee, and Christopher Isherwood. I begin the program with two of my own poems.

Welcome to Episode #24 of Getting Stoned!! In this episode, in addition to my typical rambling, I do a couple original tunes, Wasting Time & Desire. And two cover songs as well, Comes A Time and Why?, by Mr. Neil Young and Ms. Tracy Chapman. I also read two poems, one by Robinson Jeffers titled, The Answer, and the second by David Whyte titled, Second Sight. As always, I appreciate you stopping by and giving a listen!! Stay human y'all

Here is a collection of all of the recordings I've made of the poetry of Robinson Jeffers from November of 2020 until this month. It's merely my list of favorite thirty seven of his poems, which was culled from a larger selection of more than a hundred poems I've loved over the years. His collected poetry spans three huge volumes, and nearly every individual collection included a narrative poem alongside the shorter lyrics. While Jeffers seemed to have believed that his reputation would rest on the longer poems, none of them (at least for me) come near matching the power that he is able to achieve in his shorter poems. At his best, I can't think of an American poet since Whitman to match his voice, and can think of no other American poet to write who has written so beautifully and so sadly about nature, and humanity's place in it. Because Jeffers's "inhumanist" philosophy is so dour and cynical, it's easy to dismiss his poetry and relegate him to the status of a crank, or as merely a regional, "Californian," or "ecological" poet. But to pigeon-hole a poet like him does a disservice to us all. Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. The texts used in the readings, and the titles and dates gives for each collection, follow The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. Tamar (1920-1923) The Excesses of God Age in Prospect To the Rock that Will Be a Cornerstone of the House Point Joe Roan Stallion (1924-1925) Birds Boats in a Fog Joy The Women at Point Sur (1925-1926) Post Mortem Pelicans excerpt from Credo Cawdor (1926-1928) Tor House Dear Judas (1928-1929) Hooded Night excerpt from Ossian's Grave Antrim Inscription for a Gravestone Subjected Earth Second Best Thurso's Landing (1930-1931) New Mexican Mountain Give Your Heart to the Hawks (1931-1933) Still the Mind Smiles Such Counsels You Gave to Me (1935-1938) Nova Contemplation of the Sword Shiva The Double Axe (1942-1947) Original Sin Hungerfield (1948-1953) Animals Time of Disturbance The Beauty of Things The World's Wonders The Old Stone-Mason excerpt from Hungerfield De Rerum Virtute The Deer Lay Down Their Bones Last Poems (1953-1962) Explosion Vulture "The polar ice-caps are melting" "As the eye fails" "It nearly cancels my fear of death" "I am seventy-four years old" Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of three poems from Robinson Jeffers’s book Dear Judas. The poems are: Hooded Night an excerpt from Ossian's Grave Antrim Inscription for a Gravestone Subjected Earth Second Best Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. The entirety of Dear Judas can be found in volume two of The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers's poem, "Tor House," from the collection Cawdor (1926-1928). Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. The entirety of “Cawdor” can be found in The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers. Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of three poems from Robinson Jeffers’s book "The Women at Point Sur.” The poems are: Post Mortem Pelicans an excerpt from Credo Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “The Women at Point Sur” can be found in The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

Robinson Jeffers' Poetry as a Bridge between the Arts and the Sciences with Dr. David J. Rothman

A reading of three of Robinson Jeffers’s poems from “Roan Stallion.” The poems are: "Birds" "Boats in a Fog" "Joy" Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “Roan Stallion” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “Joy,” from his collection “Roan Stallion.” Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “Roan Stallion” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “Boats in a Fog,” from his collection “Roan Stallion.” Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “Roan Stallion” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “Birds,” from his collection “Roan Stallion.” Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “Roan Stallion” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of four poems from Robinson Jeffers’s 1924 book, “Tamar & Other Poems.” The poems are: "The Excesses of God" "Age in Prospect" "The Rock that will be the Cornerstone of the House" "Point Joe" Buy The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers The entirety of “Tamar & Other Poems” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “To the Rock that will be the Cornerstone of the House,” from his 1924 book, “Tamar & Other Poems.” Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ The entirety of “Tamar & Other Poems” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “Point Joe,” from his 1924 book, “Tamar & Other Poems.” Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ The entirety of “Tamar & Other Poems” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “Age in Prospect,” from his 1924 book, “Tamar & Other Poems.” Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ The entirety of “Tamar & Other Poems” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of Robinson Jeffers’s poem “The Excesses of God,” from his 1924 book, “Tamar & Other Poems.” Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ The entirety of “Tamar & Other Poems” can be found in volume one of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

10. ledna 1887 se narodil americký básník, myslitel, epik a lyrik Robinson Jeffers. Studoval filozofii, literární historii a poezii. V roce 1913 se usadil v Carmelu v Kalifornii. Jedním z jeho témat byla drsná krása krajiny postavená proti degradovanému stavu moderního člověka. Obě básně přeložil Kamil Bednář. Podcast "Báseň na každý den" poslouchejte na Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts a na dalších platformách. Domovská stránka podcastu je na www.rogner.cz/basen-na-kazdy-den. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/basennakazdyden/message

My program today considers the relationship between poetry and prophecy.  I read poems about prophecy, prophets, and poets as prophets by H.D., Louise Bogan, Robinson Jeffers, Richard Wilbur, Dana Gioia, Camille Rankine, and Bob Dylan.  I end the program with one of my own poems.

Today learn a little more about poet, Robinson Jeffers, hear what happened to Rod Stewart's Maggie May on his birthday, enjoy the world a little more (including chocolate) and stay safe. From The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder. Written and illustrated by Jill Badonsky.www.themuseisin.comwww.kaizenmuse.com 

A reading of a handful of poems from the middle years of Robinson Jeffers’s career, about 1930-1947. Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ Jeffers’s complete poems can be found in the multi volume Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of a handful of poems from one of Robinson Jeffers’s last collections, the late collection “Hungerfield.” Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ All of the poems read here come from Jeffers's "Hungerfield,” the entirety of which is in Volume 3 of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

A reading of six poems from the "Last Poems" of Robinson Jeffers: The poems are "Explosion," "Vulture," "''The polar ice-caps are melting, the mountain glaciers,'" "'As the eye fails through age or disease,'" "'It nearly cancels my fear of death, my dearest said,'" "'I am seventy-four years old and suddenly all my strength.'" Buy "The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers" here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0804741085/ All of the poems read here come from Jeffers's "Last Poems," the entirety of which is in Volume 3 of The Collected Poems of Robinson Jeffers: https://www.sup.org/books/series/?series=The%20Collected%20Poetry%20of%20Robinson%20Jeffers Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

The opening line of Robinson Jeffers's “Shine, Perishing Republic” was written nearly one hundred years ago, but it holds bitter relevance to our current moment: “America settles in the mould of its vulgarity, heavily thickening to empire.” Yet the poet's verse doesn't simply take aim at the United States' imperial ambitions—it takes aim at human civilization as a whole. Over the course of his career, Jeffers grappled with humanity's ugliness and its detrimental impact on the environment, never arriving at sentimental conclusions. As Erik Reece argues in the September issue of Harper's Magazine, Jeffers's work—both its line of argument and its focus—is worth reappraising at a time when climate catastrophe looms. In this episode of the podcast, Reece speaks with web editor Violet Lucca and discusses deep time, extinction, and hope. Read Reece's article here: This episode was produced by Violet Lucca and Andrew Blevins.

Four weeks into our collective Great Pause, the Bafflers examine “Red Shift,” Ted Berrigan’s iconic New York School poem. This close reading – distinguished in part by our own Sparrow having been Berrigan’s student - proceeds from the astrophysical definition of “redshift” to speculations into what attributive meanings to which Berrigan might allude. This includes a broad look into the nature of time as surfaced in the poem and in part depth charged in Berrigan situating the poem “at 8:08 p.m.” (the Eight-Fold Path, I-Ching and Hubble’s insights into an exploding universe). We touch on his forebearers – Allen Ginsberg, Frank O’Hara and John Ashbery - as well as Berrigan’s friends and allies, including Joe Brainard, Dick Gallup and Ron Padgett (including a nod to the latter’s memoir TED). We look to his nineteenth-century antecedents in the Transcendentalists and Whitman as well as how Berrigan self-identified as a late Beatnik. We touch on the role the song “California Dreaming” plays in the work and Berrigan’s working-class poetics, among other ruminative forays, including the Esopus River, the poets Jorie Graham, Bernadette Mayer, Lewis Warsh and Robinson Jeffers, as well as what existential insight might be disguised in a Harris Tweed jacket. SPECIAL FEATURE: We embed a recording of Berrigan reading the work at Naropa University, 1982, from EXACT CHANGE Yearbook 1995 no. 1 (Ed. Peter Gizzi). ADDENDUM: 1. The chronological early publishing history of THE SONNETS is correctly listed below: C Press — c1963. Mimeograph edition Grove Press — c1967 United Artists — 1982 (With seven additional sonnets not in original) 2. This podcast includes speculation around Berrigan's financial straits and schemes as well as the circumstances around his death. We regret and ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies, and please listen with an open heart.

April 29, 2020 - To The Stone - Cutters, By Robinson Jeffers, Read By Todd Holmbo by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

The Empty Celebration of Earth Day Gary Null PhD Progressive Radio Network, April 21, 2020   Fifty years ago I and other conservationists and public health advocates were thrilled with the idea of an annual Earth Day celebration to honor our planet. At that time, I had more requests from television and radio to speak about health, nutrition and the early natural food movement. I had never received before any requests to speak about the environment, although I was an organic farmer and taught organic and sustainable agricultural methods at my Fertile Earth Farm outside of New Paltz in the Hudson Valley. Despite the success of the early Earth Day events, there seemed to be very little national interest in deeper environmental issues. Even in those days, I largely spoke to deaf ears. Unlike the worldwide consciousness growing around civil and women's rights, activism advocating for stewardship of the Earth, its resources and wildlife was still in its infancy. I was hoping these various efforts might join together. That included going vegetarian, live through the principle of being in harmony with the natural world and conscientiously simplifying our lives. Rather than focus on a future to purchase and hoard more stuff, explore what other cultures do to connect with our human faculties that foster compassion, kindness, and a shared commons. I believed we should be oracles of peace rather than ambassadors of political hegemony, oppression and power. Yet how foolish, naive and delusional I was! Now jumping forward fifty years, where does humanity linger today?  Last year was the year of Greta Thunberg, a teenager who raised hell, got into the faces of the world's leaders and demanded environmental priority over profits. Despite her sincerity and heer activism's success in mobilizing the global youth, it turned out to be a rather futile gesture.  We are still faced with powerful laissez faire opportunists behind Green capitalism exemplified by the elite such as Al Gore. With very few exceptions, I no longer believe the world governments, and certainly not private industry or the mainstream media, will effectively cause anything to change to the degree necessary to reach a realistic level of ecological sustainability. Do we ever ask a basic question?  What are we trying to save the planet from? The answer is simple: massive over-consumption of unessential stuff that requires endless exploitation of natural resources and the media's manufacturing of consent. Aside from a bubble economy of debt, we have a bubble educational system.  Bubble military and pharmaceutical complexes. A bubble agriculture. A bubble body politic. And bubble comfort where we do nothing that advances the causes for empathy by engaging in authentic change and care for others rather than solely for ourselves and our tribe. All of our grasping for luxuries while doing less feeds the predatory capitalist system. Robinson Jeffers, an icon of America's early 20th century environmental movement, anti-war activist and epic poet warned of the same social hubris that we witness today and is now leading us to an environmental precipice. He believed humanity was too self-centered and indifferent to the "astonishing beauty of things." He called on his readers to "uncenter" themselves. The only thing that materialism accomplishes, according to Jeffers, is to teach us how to suffer. His contemporary John Muir would castigate the utter failure of the faith based religions to protect the Earth and pen, "No wonder the hills and groves were God's first temples, and the more they are cut down and hewn into cathedrals, temples and churches, the farther off and dimmer seems the Lord." Sadly, our lying mainstream media rarely portrays the ugliness of our culture and our destruction of the planet. It only focuses on the consequences of climate change disasters, not why these crises are happening and who is ultimately responsible. These are treated as one time events. There is no complex and truthful analysis. For example, last year, there were record breaking weather events. Alaska witnessed for the first time a complete loss of sea ice. Wildfires occurred in Greenland and above the Arctic Circle. There was epic flooding in the American heartland, forest fires devastated large tracts of northern California, and the Bahamas were hit with the first recognized Category 6 hurricane.  But these events were only in the news cycle for a day or two before disappearing. Have major media outlets ever gone back to look at the long term consequences? Our media reality is hyper-kinetic. Short and spastic, it changes with each 24-hour news cycle. Information is rapidly lost from our cultural consciousness and other political news stories replace it before another climate catastrophe appears on the horizon. Consequently there is no time for self reflection or meditation about what each of us as individuals should be doing. I knew something was terribly wrong during a later Earth Day celebration in Dallas where I was a speaker. After my lecture, I wandered around the fairgrounds observing people eating hamburgers and junk food. Coke cans were scattered about. I realized most came for the country music. They did not attend in order to learn how to better change their lives. Today there is nothing to stop global warming's dangerous feedback loops. Repeatedly we learn that the experts were wrong in their predictions by a substantial measure. The Antarctic ice sheets are melting far more rapidly than expected, by a ten-fold magnitude. Sea level rise is happening faster than forecasted.  In 2019, the International Arctic Research Center reported that the region has entered an "unprecedented state" that threatens the planet's climate stability. The Trump White House does absolutely nothing and instead has been making efforts to censor press statements related to climate change. Wall Street and the private corporate industrial complex are equally complicit in keeping the public stupefied.  In the meantime, there is a new Earth Day for us to stand up and be proud of. And this meaningless ritual we will continue to frivolously revere in the future as matters worsen. There is nothing to be learned from celebrity environmentalists, many who will fly to events in private jets, eat meat and then pontificate about environmental consciousness raising. This does not mean that I am surrendering my commitment to the Earth nor should you. However, I will no longer waste my time with large environmental organizations and Earth Days. Instead, every day I support local activities such as farmer markets and efforts to strengthen local community resilience. I balance my lifestyle in order to minimize my carbon footprint, support truly sustainable movements, and intentional communities where people choose to live in harmony with nature and focus on the emotional and intellectual quality of their lives. I will continue to host daily radio broadcasts and direct documentaries on the environment and health. However, what we do as individuals in our homes, with our neighbors and communities also make a difference. When Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson founded the first Earth Day in 1970, it was because he observed that the health of the planet was being completely ignored in politics and the media. The nationwide event would have been irrelevant except for it having set important milestones. It led to public support behind the eventual passage of Ralph Nader's Clean Air and Clean Water acts and the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency.  Nader is undoubtedly our most important and uncompromised environmentalist. It was his commitment to the Earth and our humanity's relationship to the environment that resulted in passing many laws to protect us. Therefore, instead of another Earth Day pageant on April 22nd, let us reconnect with the beauty of what remains of nature and our neighbors with earnest. And let's remember the words of Chief Seattle from the Suquamish nation that "humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves."

LION FEUCHTWANGER - paralela, alegorie, překládá indická, španělská a řecká dramata, přítel B. Brechta, židovského původu - seznam zakázaných autorů, Díla ŽID SÜSS - bohatý, na vrcholu - závist ostatních - pravém popraven, JOSEPHUS FLAVIUS - trilogie o židovském povstání, ŽIDOVKA Z TOLEDA - láska židovské dívky ke křesťanskému chlapci -španělský středověk GOYA - rozporuplná osobnost španělského malíře - období feudalismu, LIŠKY NA VINICI - historický román Ludvík XVI, Marie Antoinetta - Francie x boj o nezávislost USA Benjamin Franklin, BLÁZNOVA MOUDROST - neslavné části života slavného filozofa J. J. Rousseau WILLIAM FAULKNER- Jih USA, NEODPOČÍVEJ V POKOJI, DIVOKÉ PALMY, ABSALOME, ABSALOME! - zapření rodiny kvůli černošskému původu manželky, HERMANN HESSE - nobelova cena, syn misionářů, HRA SE SKLENĚNÝMI PERLAMI -uzavřená inteligence pěstuje umění a vědu jako hru, STEPNÍ VLK - hrdina - spořádaný měšťák, v nitru stepní vlk - ukryto mnoho osobností, ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY - pilot, filozof, hrabě - KURÝR NA JIH, NOČNÍ LET - z leteckého prostředí, CITADELA - nedokončený filozofický román - názor nba život a na svět, MALÝ PRINC - ich- i er-forma, homodiegetický vypravěč (součástí děje), na základě příhody s Prévotem (havárie na Sahaře, hrozba dehydratatce) - filozofická pohádka, prohozené archetypy - liška důvěřivá, had moudře radí, sám ilustroval, ZEMĚ LIDÍ - autobiografie, VIRGINIE WOOLFOVÁ - experimentální britská autorka, impresionistické obrazy, feministka - eseje VLASTNÍ POKOJ, TŘI GUINEJE - aby mohla být žena svéprávná, musí mít 3000 £ měsíčně, z intelektuální rodiny, klub literátů Bloomsbury, 1941 - bombardování - deprese - sebevražda, metoda proudu vědomí, PANÍ DALLOWAYOVÁ - 1 den stárnoucí ženy, připravuje se na večírek s ministrem, úhel několika postav, K MAJÁKU - paní Ramsayová (srov. Paní Dallowayová) - 1 rodinný den u moře, oslava krásy života, po 10 letech se syn k majáku, na který hledí, opravdu doplaví, úhel pohledu více postav, povídky SKVRNA NA ZDI - krouží okolo jednoho bodu, ZAHRADY V KEW - zachycení dojmů z okolí, ROBINSON JEFFERS - znechucení 1. světovou válkou - nsa mysu Sur - nezkažená příroda x sebedestruktivní technická civilizace HŘEBEC GROŠÁK - míšenka Kalifornie, hráč Johny - v kartách vyhraje hřebce grošáka, chce znásilnit Kalifornii. Ta se ukreje ke koni do ohrady - Johny končí život pod kopyty koně, FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD - autor ztracené generace, "jazzového věku", bohatší manželka Zelda - později psychicky nemocná - ona pijí, zchudnou NA PRAHU RÁJE - 1. úspěšně dílo, román o změně hodnot ve společnosti po válce, NĚŽNÁ JE NOC - psychiatr léčí bohatou dívku Nicole, nakonec se s ní ožení, VELKÝ GATSBY - Vypravěč Nick Carrawy, Daisy, Tom, Gatsby - zamilován do Daisy - nikdy jí nedosáhne - tragická smrt, ztráta iluzí, POVÍDKY JAZZOVÉHO VĚKU, ŽABCI A FILOZOFOVÉ, JOHN STEINBECK -sezónní zemědělec na rančích, Jih, ztracená generace, Nobelova cena, TOULAVÝ AUTOBUS - 1 den skupiny cestujících autobusem, TOULKY S CHARLEYM - toulky s vozem Rosinanta a psem Charleym, HROZNY HNĚVU - stěhování oklahomských zemědělců - sucho - paralela Exodus, osídlování USA, sám se zúčastnil, Pulitzerova cena, O MYŠÍCH A LIDECH - novela - slabomyslný hromotluk Lenda - ma rad hebká zvířata - dráždivá manželka majitele ranče - vražda - hrozí zlynčování - přítel Jiří Lendu zastřelí, NA VÝCHOD OD RÁJE - paralela - občanská válka, 1. světová válka x Kain a Ábel, NA PLECHÁRNĚ - žádost vojáků, hospodářská krize - chudina - párty pro Doktora - nevydaří se - udělají znovu THEODOR DREISER - AMERICKÁ TRAGÉDIE - muž zabije těhotnou milenku - brání mu ve sňatku s bohatší dívkou JOHN GALSWORTHY - zakladatel PEN klubu, humanista, pacifista, Nobelova cena, SÁGA RODU FORSYTŮ - trilogie, 4 generace,Soames Forsyte - majetnický, lpí na tradicích, tyran (typizovaná postava podobně jako H. Mann - Profesor Neřád), MODERNÍ KOMEDIE - pokračování 3. a 4. generace Forsytů, KONEC KAPITOLY - příbuzný rod Cherrelů, STEFAN ZWEIG - novela AMOK

On this edition of Parallax Views, the historian Charles Austin Beard is not widely discussed today, but in the early 20th century he was a juggernaut amongst public intellectuals. Along with his wife Mary Beard, Charles Beard is one of the forebears of the progressive school of historical interpretation. He is perhaps best know for 1913 book An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, which provocatively re-evaluated the founding fathers as being driven primarily by material factors rather than ideals. Additionally Bear was a staunch anti-imperialist. So much so, in fact, that he went on to oppose U.S. intervention into WWII. Due to his stance on U.S. involvement in WWII at the time Beard fell out of favor with historians in the latter half of the 20th century. On this edition of the program Dr. Richard Drake, the Lucille Spear Research Chair in Politics and History at University of Montana, joins us to discuss his reevaluating this forgotten figure in his new book Charles Austin Beard: The Return of the Master Historian of American Imperialism.   We begin the conversation by discussing Richard's adjacent research into the great poet Robinson Jeffers, whom shares a great deal in common with Beard. From there we delve into how Richard became interested in figures like Beard and Jeffers, which he says originated with his historical research into European history and the Italian Red Brigades. We then delve into the concept of America as Empire, what it means, and how it relates to Beard's work. After laying that groundwork, Richard and I begin delving into our main subject, the historian Charles Austin Beard, by explaining how Richard's new book relates to his previous work The Education of an Anti-Imperialist: Robert La Follette and U.S. Expansion. Additionally, Richard fills listeners in on how Beard had a strong intellectual collaboration with his wife Mary Ritter Beard, a historian in her on own right who chronicled American women's history, that led to the influential two volume The Rise of American Civilization. Early 20th Century Wisconsin Senator Robert La FolletteCharles Beard's wife, Mary Ritter Beard, was an influential historian her on write often credited as a founding figure for the field of American women's historyThe Rise of American Civilization by Charles and Mary Beard was influential to historians in the first half of the 20th century Richard and I then dig into how Beard became more staunchly anti-imperialist after WWI. Additionally we talk a bit about Beard's radical reinterpretation of the United States Constitutions and his influence on latter 20th century public intellectuals like Gore Vidal and Howard Zinn as well as the Wisconsin School of American diplomatic history as championed by William Appleman Williams. More broadly Richard explains just how much of a revered public intellectual Beard was in his own time and the values that drove his thought. The title of Gore Vidal's Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace is a reference to Charles Austin Beard  We close out the show by discussing the controversy surrounding Beard's opposition to America's entry into WWII. During this portion of the conversation Richard notes how Beard became increasingly critical of FDR both domestically (Beard criticized the New Deal as not doing enough) and in regards to foreign policy. Despite this, Richard points out that Beard was firmly opposed to Adolf Hitler and viewed the notorious Fuhrer of the Third Reich as monstrous. Nonetheless, Beard ultimately believed that U.S. entry into WWII would lead to a disastorous. expansion of American empire and militarism. Richard says that Beard's analyses of these matters are not infallible, but argues that there is still something to be gained from reevaluating Beard. Additionally, Richard and I briefly touch open how Beard, in contrast to some of his contemporaries (most notably Harry Elmer Barnes), refused to dabble in or promote anti-Semitism and in fact had many pro-semitic tendencies. We close out the conversation with Richard's comments on the present and why he believes it is important to reconsider Charles Austin Beard in the 21st centur CHARLES AUSTIN BEARD:THE RETURN OF THE MASTER HISTORIAN OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISMBY RICHARD DRAKEAVAILABLE NOW FROMCORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWSTHE WEEK THAT WASCURRENT EVENTSPROGRAM

Using the poetry of Milarepa, stories of the mahasiddhas Tilopa and Naropa and the historical accounts of the Buddha’s life, Professor Thurman explains the miraculous nature of Buddhism and it’s connection to shamanism. Opening with a discussion of yoga‘s connection to Buddhism and it’s possible Buddhist origins, Robert Thurman gives an inspiring re-telling of the Buddha’s enlightenment from a yogic and meditation perspective. Podcast includes a discussion of emptiness and “crazy wisdom” and the centrality of wisdom and compassion in a proper understanding of the Buddha’s teachings of the blissful interdependent nature of reality. Second half of this week’s teaching includes an introduction to Chöd (or severance) meditation practiced in cemeteries or charnel grounds as passed down by the eleventh-century yogini Machig Labdrön by Robert A.F. Thurman. This week’s poetry segment Gary Gach reads Robinson Jeffers’ poem “Vulture”. This week’s episode includes a personal invitation to the Tibet House US Annual Shamans and Siddhas Retreat with Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. held at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. Buddhism, Shamanism & the Miraculous - Ep. 215 Image of Naropa via www.himalayanart.org This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the monthly support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. Gary Gregory Gach is an author, translator, and editor living in San Francisco. A dynamic speaker and teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism his works include the anthology “What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop” and the forthcoming “Pause Breathe Smile – Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation is Not Enough”. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved. Listen to more archive recordings from from past Robert A.F. Thurman teachings + public events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. To learn about the benefits of Tibet House US Membership please visit: www.tibethouse.us. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved.

Using the poetry of Milarepa, stories of the mahasiddhas Tilopa and Naropa and the historical accounts of the Buddha’s life, Professor Thurman explains the miraculous nature of Buddhism and it’s connection to shamanism. Opening with a discussion of yoga‘s connection to Buddhism and it’s possible Buddhist origins, Robert Thurman gives an inspiring re-telling of the Buddha’s enlightenment from a yogic and meditation perspective. Podcast includes a discussion of emptiness, the symbolism of trees in Buddhist iconography, the historical role and impact of vegetarianism within the mendicant community, the misrepresentation of “crazy wisdom” by modern teachers and the centrality of critical wisdom and selfless compassion in a proper understanding of the blissful interdependent nature of reality. Second half of this week’s teaching includes an introduction to Chöd (or severance) meditation practiced in cemeteries or charnel grounds as passed down by the eleventh-century yogini Machig Labdrön by Robert A.F. Thurman. This week’s poetry segment Gary Gach reads Robinson Jeffers’ poem “Vulture”. This week’s episode includes a personal invitation to the Tibet House US Annual Shamans and Siddhas Retreat with Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. held at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. Buddhism, Shamanism & the Miraculous – Ep. 215 Image of Naropa via www.himalayanart.org This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the monthly support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York.

点击每期节目可以看到具体文稿内容Survival of the FriendliestIt's time to give the violent metaphors of evolution a break.By Kelly Clancy“Violence has been the sire of all the world's values,” wrote poet Robinson Jeffers in 1940. “What but the wolf's tooth whittled so fine the fleet limbs of the antelope? What but fear winged the birds, and hunger jeweled with such eyes the great goshawk's head?”We've taken these metaphors for evolution to heart, reading them to mean that life is a race to kill or be killed. “Darwinian” stands in for “cutthroat,” “survival of the fittest” signifies survival of the ruthless. We see selective pressures that hone each organism for success and drive genetic innovation as the natural order of things.But we know now that that picture is incomplete. Evolutionary progress can be propelled both by the competitive struggle to adapt to an environment, and by the relaxation of selective forces. When natural selection on an organism is relaxed, the creative powers of mutation can be unshackled and evolution accelerated. The relief of an easier life can inspire new biological forms just as powerfully as the threat of death.One of the best ways to relax selective forces is to work together, something that mathematical biologist Martin Nowak has called the “snuggle for survival.” New research has only deepened and broadened the importance of cooperation and lifting of selective pressures. It's a big, snuggly world out there.968重庆之声每周一至周五8点56分每天三分钟养成良好英语听说习惯

Wonder and Joy by Robinson Jeffers The things that one grows tired of—O, be sure They are only foolish artificial things! Can a bird ever tire of having wings? And I, so long as life and sense endure, (Or brief be they!) shall nevermore inure My heart to the recurrence of the springs, Of gray dawns, the gracious evenings, The infinite wheeling stars. A wonder pure Must ever well within me to behold Venus decline; or great Orion, whose belt Is studded with three nails of burning gold, Ascend the winter heaven. Who never felt This wondering joy may yet be good or great: But envy him not: he is not fortunate. ----- Prosodia is a daily podcast dedicated to historical notes and poems, hosted by Karim El Azhari. Welcome! All show notes are heavily recycled from old The Writer’s Almanac archives. May that podcast rest in peace (it was Karim’s favorite). All poems are public domain or submitted by the author for use on the show. Intro and outro music by Chillhop Records. They are amazing! And remember, tell beauty you think so.

Tag Me Tuesdays-#360  December 26 The Strong Within Daily Affirmation Podcast I Am The Mountain, Not Softened Nor Troubled One of my favorite movies is called, Into The Wild. It was a movie directed by Sean Penn and was adapted from Jon Krauker's book of the same name. The movie is based upon a true story about a young man named Christopher McCandless who graduates from Emory University and abandons his life as he knew it. He donates all $24,000 of his savings account and hitchhikes across the country to live in Alaska's wilderness. I won't give away too much of the movie because you may not have seen it yet, so I'll try to leave out as many spoilers as possible, but the reason I loved this movie is because of the ideals of the purposefully wandering person. In fact, after seeing the movie I went and bought the book and read it right after. I believe, we as people, look with curiosity and intrigue to the wanders of life because we are trying to find ourselves, and I believe that we hope we can find meaning or answers in their stories. If you look through such stories in humanity, I believe the wandering tales are popular because of a common question most of us ask…what is the meaning of my life? And some of my favorite Wandering stories are: St. Francis of Assisi who gave up his luxurious life, under his father's silk merchant business, in order to serve the poor. He dedicated his life to following in the footsteps of Jesus by preaching His message. He, and the Franciscan Order of monks that he founded, gave up all ownership of property and lived in chastity. I think I liked St Francis as well because he reminded me of my grandfather. Animals loved my grandfather, as you'd see birds land by him as he would feed them, or squirrels eat out of his hand in his backyard. And I remember seeing pictures of St. Francis within my grandparent's home, as he's illuminated by a light around him and surrounded by all sorts of animals. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals, as he viewed them as his brothers and sisters because they were God's creatures, just like people. Another favorite traveling tale of mine is in the Lord of The Rings by J.R. Tolkien where he writes a poem with a famous line about wandering, referenced frequently…and the poem goes like this: All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes, a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again shall be king. And the last wandering tale that comes to mind is from a famous poem that Christopher McCandless wrote a note on the backside of, as he took a picture of himself with it in Alaska. The piece of paper he wrote on, was the backside of poem from Robinson Jeffers. In a documentary called “Return To the Wild,” they showed that the poem was on two pages within a book he was reading so the note he wrote, only had half of Jeffers poem on it…I am going to share the whole poem with you. The poem is called “Wise Men In Their Bad Hours” and it goes like this: Wise men in their bad hours have envied  The little people making merry like grasshoppers  In spots of sunlight, hardly thinking  Backward but never forward, and if they somehow  Take hold upon the future they do it  Half asleep, with the tools of generation  Foolishly reduplicating  Folly in thirty-year periods; they eat and laugh too,  Groan against labors, wars and partings,  Dance, talk, dress and undress; wise men have pretended  The summer insects enviable;  One must indulge the wise in moments of mockery.  Strength and desire possess the future,  The breed of the grasshopper shrills, "What does the future  Matter, we shall be dead?" Ah, grasshoppers,  Death's a fierce meadowlark: but to die having made  Something more equal to the centuries  Than muscle and bone, is mostly to shed weakness.  The mountains are dead stone, the people  Admire or hate their stature, their insolent quietness,  The mountains are not softened nor troubled  And a few dead men's thoughts have the same temper. The note that Christopher wrote on the back of this poem said, “I've had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all.” The reason I believe he wrote his note on that poem is because it was an analogy for his life. I've taken the poem to mean that the masses are like grasshoppers, not caring about anything more of themselves as they'll be dead soon, and so they mass produce being unenlightened and aware of their bigger purpose. But the very few who are willing to seek and be more, the very few who are willing to be like mountains…to reach for higher achievement that most will not climb towards…those wise people will be like the mountains not softened nor troubled as they shed their weaknesses…as they do more than just survive like the masses. They're willing to give up their comforts if need be to find the better parts of themselves. And at times we are made prisoner by our comforts. We fear the road of moving forward by leaving the luxuries we've balanced our lives upon. And like crutches when we're wounded they can be helpful, but if we overly rely on the crutch, then do we really live a life of progression and reaching our fullest potential? I don't think we have to do an all or nothing transition like Chris McCandless or St. Francis of Assisi leaving everything behind…but I think to become better, to have a fulfilling life…we must be willing to leave behind the crutches in our lives that imprison us. I think it's good to ask questions like… “while this may make my life easier, does it make my life better? Does it help me to reach for more in the pursuits of being the person I truly want to be?” And that's why the wandering person entices me, it's the admiration of having the courage to leave the dead weight behind (whether physical or internal) and not look back; it's the strength to voyage out and be alone to find out who you are underneath all the layers that society or others have piled upon us over the years, and it's the chance to go on adventures and find exciting new pieces of yourself along on journeys. So while we may wander, we don't have to be lost, we don't have to leave it all behind, but I believe we must get in the habit of asking ourselves, “while this ‘thing' is good, does this make me better?” And if not, let us be like those purposeful wanders who move forward to disconnect from what no longer is serving us. Let us be like the mountains, neither softened nor troubled as we reach higher…not to just survive, but to truly live a life of meaning and purpose. Today's Personal Commitment:What crutches in your life are keeping you unbalanced from living the life you desire? How are you like the wanderer in your life…are you wandering running from things that you fear, or are you running towards things that drive you to reach for the best parts of yourself? So today, think about all the things that you have been unhealthfully leaning on that are no longer serving you, write them down, and then ask the question of “what can I do differently?” Changing overnight off of crutches usually doesn't happen, but by becoming aware of what's keeping you weak is the starting point to becoming strong again. When we become aware, we can then start taking smaller steps that strengthen us, where we will no longer need the crutches that are keeping us crippled in our lives. I Am The Mountain, Not Softened Nor Troubled     Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together, Personal Development Life Coach- Chris O'Hearn Contact info- email: chris@strongwithin.com  phone:865-219-3247     Music by: - Zest by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. - I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee USA but available worldwide

Two poems from two 20th Century poets put into conversation

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture with host Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. This week's show on Evolve! features the Catamaran Writing Conference at Pebble Beach, which offers writers a chance to emerse themselves in literary history of the Central Coast while working on their poetry, or prose. This year the 2015 conference featured teachers such as: Ellen Bass, Jerico Brown, Christian Kiefer, Elizabeth McKenzie, Scott Hutchins, John Straley, Robin Hemley, Frances Lefkowitz. Set on the beautiful campus of Robert Louis Stevenson School, the four day conference offers workshops on craft, lectures, trips to Cannery Row - John Steinbeck’s inspiration, to Tor House of Robinson Jeffers, and Point Lobos, as well as Spoken Word drop in workshops, a Karen Joy Fowler lecture, student/faculty readings, and so much more. Interviews of the Founding Director, Catherine Segurson and many of the teachers are highlighted in this program of Evolve! You can learn more about Catamaran Literary Reader and the 2015 conference at www.catamaranliteraryreader.com

If you were looking for a triad of DEATH and FAMILY WOES poems, well guess what? I'm here for you! Today, we have some heavy hitters, including one of my very favorite people who ever walked the face of the Earth, Robinson Jeffers. The other two are Heinrich Heine and Frank Stanford. I love them both dearly as well. And I love you, Robyn (slightly over my time limit today and I'm so so so so sorry)

Archival recordings of poet Robinson Jeffers, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1941 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

The Edge of the Literary World

Because memorials aren’t really a lamentation of death as much as they are a celebration of life, I want to emphasize that this episode is not at all sad. In it, I read several poems by celebrated writers (Robinson Jeffers, John Galsworthy, Eugene O'Neill, William Cowper), who memorialize their lost animal companions with whom they lived and loved. May you find joy and solace in their words.

The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

July 3, 2008 | Cerro Gordo Temple | Santa Fe, NM A fire rages, and the poet Robinson Jeffers speaks in his words and his life to how we hold terror and beauty, life and death, at such a time Ã

Albert Gelpi, faculty host, introduces the book salon group to The Wild God of the World: An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers. (February 2008)

Hello again, This is Mystic Babylon Open Mike Poetry Podcast broadcasting from near the Haight in San Francisco. Today we are having two poets besides me. They are James Frame and J.R. Jimmy Hammond. James Frame grew up in Sonoma California, lived in San Francisco most of his adult life, and was a Combat Medic in the Vietnam War. He was influenced by the beat poets, and Robinson Jeffers as a young man. He remembers reading in open mikes way back in the 70’s, in North Beach and in the Haight at the “Blue Unicorn”. The 70’s doesn’t sound that far back, but I guess to this generation it is. J. R. Jimmy Hammond is a big fixture in the San Francisco open mikes, and was a district winner in the Poets Eleven Contest in San Francisco, which is to a large extent run by the poet laureate of San Francisco, Jack Hirschman. He was influenced by Bukowski. These two poets I connected up with at the 3300 Club at 30th and Mission. I will as usual read 3 of my poems from my book, "Spirits of Bondage and Inherent Transcendence” . I hope you like the little icon banner I posted above this intro. Enjoy the open mic poetry. The photo of Jimmy Hammond is courtesy of Clara Hsu.