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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Following Robinson Jeffers' poetic path in Big Sur

Robinson Jeffers lived in the Tor House and built the Hawk Tower on the left for his Irish American wife, Uma. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Following Robinson Jeffers' poetic path in Big Sur

"The most eccentric part of Tor House is the tower Jeffers built largely with his own hands. It's not easy to reach the top, but from the roof you can see the beach, with its jagged rock outcroppings and, the day I was there, a great deal of windblown fog. You can also see some of the 2,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees Jeffers planted and hand watered..." READ MORE

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