In literature, hawks have evolved into a symbol for power and freedom. As they roam the great American landscape, writers have come to admire their strength and control. In Robinson Jeffers’ “Hurt Hawks,” the speaker comes across a wounded hawk...

Poets Robinson Jeffers and Robert Frost were early modernist poets who had strong feelings towards nature and believed people should act accordingly to keep it safe. The poems "Carmel Point" and "Shine, Perishing Republic" by Jeffers show his...