A long time ago I wrote a dissertation towards a first degree on Jeffers. It probably explains a lot.

"Men moulding themselves to the anthill have choked
Their natures until the souls die in them;
They have sold themselves for toys and protection. ...

The world's turned upside down;
The good do evil, the hopes in criminals; in vice
That dissolves the cities and war to destroy them.
Through wars and corruptions the house will fall.
Mourn whom it falls on. Be glad: the house is mined, it will fall."

I love your clips.

Any chance of sending me a copy of your thesis?

@Kelika: thanks so much.I am glad
@foxyarse: sorry, mate. It was a VERY long time ago. I recall its main themes focused upon comparing his narrative poems with Greek tragedy, his turning his back (literally, in Tor House on the Pacific) upon the culture (and poetry)of the USA which he saw as a decadent and moribund extension of European decay, and the sense of human insignificance in the life of the universe (a theme taken up by John Gray in 'Straw Dogs'). I was interested to discover fairly recently that he had an influence upon the Welsh poet R.S.Thomas.

great clip!