Robinson Jeffers

Robinson Jeffers

Born
January 10, 1887(1887-01-10)Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Died
January 20, 1962 (aged 75)Carmel, California
Occupation
poet, environmentalist
Influences
Euripides, Friedrich Nietzsche
Influenced
Edward Abbey, William Everson, Mark Jarman, Gary Snyder, Charles Bukowski
John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887–January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement.

In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Jeffers

Glossary_ It's a Wonderful World (The Environment)

Adjectives to describe nature (adjectivos utilizados para descrever a natureza)

Positive:

quiet (silencioso/a)
picturesque (piroresco/a)
beautiful (belo/a)
superb (suberbo/a)
large (grande)
glorious (glorioso/a)
magnificent (magnífico/a)
impressive (impressionante)
splendid (esplêndido)
wonderful (maravilhosos/a)
grand grandioso/a)

Negative:

hideous (repelente)
disgusting (nojento/a)
spoiled/degraded (degradado/a)
dirty (sujo/a)
unattractive (pouco atraente)
polluted (poluído/a)
ugly (feio/a)


in Screen 1, Sudents' Booklet