Centennial Celebration of Robinson Jeffers Hawk Tower and publication of Roan Stallion

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems and the completion of Hawk Tower. At this year’s Fall Festival, we will explore the enduring legacy of these two milestones and celebrate the recent designation of Tor House as a National Historic Landmark.

Presentations
Free and open to the public at the Carmel Woman's Club. 

8:30–9:00 AM: Coffee and Pastries
9:00–9:15: Welcome: Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, President, THF

Morning Moderator: Eric Smith
9:15–10:00: Looking Back at 1925
In America and the World: Richard Kezirian
In Carmel: Karen Ferlito
At Tor House: James Karman

10:00–10:10: Coffee Break

10:10–11:00: “Stone by Stone: The Building of Hawk Tower”: Aaron Yoshinobu

11:00–11:10: Coffee Break

11:10–12:00: “Stones in the Sky: The Towers of Rilke, Jung, Yeats, and Jeffers”: Laura diZerega

12:00–1:15 PM: Lunch. Optional box lunch at Woman’s Club, $25.

Afternoon Moderator: Karen Ferlito
1:30–2:15: “Roan Stallion,” read by Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts

2:15–2:30: Coffee Break

2:30–3:30: Panel discussion of Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems
Gere diZerega, James Karman, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts