Noon, Poetry and Bird Watching Walk and Picnic at Carmel River State Beach. at the Monterey Conference Center: Reception and dedication of the sculptures in the Jeffers Plaza of the Center (5-6 p.m.), followed by dinner with a keynote address by distinguished artist and inaugural Tor House Fellow Enrique Martínez Celaya (6-7:30 p.m.).

Presentations at the Carmel Woman’s Club, including a reading from the Jeffers Family Travel Diaries, a panel discussion of “Descent to the Dead,” a travel narrative which follows the steps of the Jeffers family, and a talk on “Robinson Jeffers and the Years of Prophecy.” Sunset Celebration at Tor House with wine, hors d’oeuvres, poetry and music. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he volunteers as a citizenship tutor.Mark your calendars: After a two-year, covid-caused hiatus, the Fall Festival is back, this year in conjunction with the Robinson Jeffers Association's annual conference and with the dedication of the Jeffers Plaza at the Monterey Conference Center.įriday, October 14, 5-7 p.m. He is father to a daughter and son and is married to the artist and poet Jane Shoenfeld. Levering's poems have appeared in Bloomsbury Review, Columbia, Commonweal, Harpur Palate, Hiram Poetry Review, Hollins Critic, Hunger Mountain, Poet & Critic, Poet Lore, Southern Poetry Review, and Yemassee.

Garrison Keillor featured a poem from Levering's last book, PREVIOUS LIVES, in his AWriter's podcast. His other books include PREVIOUS LIVES (Red Mountain Press, 2018), COLTRANE'S GOD (Red Mountain Press, 2015), THE WATER LEVELING WITH US(Red Mountain Press, 2014), and ALGONQUINS PLANTED SALMON (Red Mountain Press, 2012). ANY SONG WILL DO (Red Mountain Press, 2019) is his 15th poetry book.

Among his recent honors are the 2018 Carve Poetry Contest Winner, the 2017 Tor House Robinson Jeffers Prize, the 2014 Literal Latté Prize. He has worked as a teacher on the Diné reservation, groundskeeper, and human services administrator. Former NEA Fellow Donald Levering was born in Kansas City and received his MFA from Bowling Green State University.

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