Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.


The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Poetry 1903-1920, prose, and unpublished writings (ed. Stanford University Press, 1988) - ISBN: 9780804738163

Robinson Jeffers Quotes

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.