ton ▁Robinson ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 3 5 ), ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁winning ▁poet , ▁and ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁visited ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Col ony ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁times ▁over ▁a ▁cum ulative ▁total ▁of ▁ten ▁years . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him , ▁devoted ▁to ▁him , ▁understood ▁him , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁press ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁int imate ▁relationship . ▁He ▁called ▁her ▁S par h awk ▁and ▁was ▁cour te ous ▁towards ▁her . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁relationship ▁that ▁D . ▁H . ▁T racy ▁described ▁as ▁" court ly , ▁quiet , ▁and ▁inten se ." ▁When ▁he ▁died , ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁attended ▁his ▁vig il ▁and ▁then ▁painted ▁several ▁paint ings ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁She ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁char ming , ▁sensitive , ▁and ▁em otion ally ▁ground ed ▁man ▁with ▁high ▁moral ▁values . ▁ ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Nancy ▁C ox - Mc C orm ack , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁correspond ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Mars den ▁Hart ley , ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Walker ▁( of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Walker ▁Gallery ). ▁ ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁humor ▁and ▁wit , ▁but ▁conf ided ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁or al ▁history ▁interview ▁that ▁she