![]() The Tor House is open for tours by appointment on Fridays and Saturdays, but photos may be taken only once a year, at the annual garden party held there in May. Tor House and Hawk Tower were built by Carmel poet Robinson Jeffers as a home and refuge for himself and his family, using granite boulders gathered from the shore of Carmel Bay. Docent-led tour of Tor House, Hawk Tower and the old-world gardens are conducted hourly every Fri. ![]() Step back in time and follow the romance of Carmel's poet. Experience the atmosphere that inspired some of America's finest poetry. Stroll through an English cottage garden rich in color, texture and fragrance. It was at the beginning of his time in Carmel that Jeffers turned exclusively to writing poetry. Tour Tor House, climb Hawk Tour, reminiscent of ancient Irish stone towers. The site was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures. Jeffers and his wife lived in Carmel for the rest of their lives, building the stone Tor House and Hawk Tower, both of which figure prominently in his work. ![]() Step back in time and follow the romance of Carmel's poet.ĭocent-led tours of Tor House, Hawk Tower and the old-world gardens are conducted hourly every Friday and Saturday. Tor House and Hawk Tower are buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States. climb Hawk Tower, reminiscent of ancient Irish stone towers. ![]() The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, edited by Tim Hunt, Stanford University Press, 2001. The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, edited by Tim Hunt, Stanford University Press, Volume I: 1920-1928, 1988, Volume II: 1928-1938, 1989. It was in Tor House that Jeffers wrote all of his major poetical works: the long narratives of "this coast crying out for tragedy," the shorter meditative lyrics and dramas on classical themes, culminating in 1947 with the critically acclaimed adaptation of Medea for the Broadway stage, with Dame Judith Anderson in the title role. Tour Tor House. Rock and Hawk: A Selection of Shorter Poems by Robinson Jeffers, edited by Robert Hass, Random House, 1987. In 1914, when they first saw the unspoiled beauty of the Carmel-Big Sur coast south of California's Monterey Peninsula, Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) and his wife, Una (1884-1950), knew they had found their "inevitable place." Over the next decade, on a windswept, barren promontory, using granite boulders gathered from the rocky shore of Carmel Bay, Jeffers built Tor House and Hawk Tower as a home and refuge for himself and his family.
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