Press Releases 2008

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February 11, 2008

JEFFERS, LANGUAGE AND NATURE
14th Annual Robinson Jeffers Association Conference
Sponsored by Cabrillo College’s Business, English and Language Arts Division

Friday, February 15 – Sunday, February 17, 2008, Horticulture Center, Aptos Campus

APTOS, CA—Renowned Central Coast poet, Robinson Jeffers, and his poetry will be subject of in-depth discussion at the 14th Annual Robins Jeffers Association Conference to be held this weekend. Starting with a reception on Friday evening at 4:30 p.m. at Michael’s on Main, the conference continues on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 5 p.m. at Cabrillo’s Horticulture Center at the top of its Aptos campus.

Scholars such as Geneva Gano of Stanford University, Jim Baird of the University of Texas at Ausin, David Mason, poet, Colorado College, among many others, will be present.

"The tides are in our veins, we still mirror the stars,
life is your child, but there is in me
Older and harder than life and more impartial, the eye
that watched before there was an ocean.
-Jeffers, Continent's End

Jeffers’ poems explored the relationship between human civilization and nature using classicial themes. A graduate of Occidental College at the age of 18, he studied literature, history, poetry and medicine. In 1913, he settled in Carmel with his wife Una, building by hand, their home Tor House and Hawk Tower on a windy headland overlooking Carmel Bay.

His long-lined narrative works extol the beauty and power of the central California coast and provided inspiration to early environmentalists Ansel Adams and Edward Weston with whom he became great friends.

To register, visit: http://www.jeffers.org. For more information, contact Dr. James Weckler at 831-477-3248.

About Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to U.C. Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers more than 100 academic and career technology programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of proficiency, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Its mission is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and economic vitality of its diverse community by assisting all students in their quest for lifelong learning and success in an ever-changing world.

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