In 1997, former poet laureate Hass inaugurated the now famous Poet's Choice column in the Washington Post Book World , in which he chose a poem and accompanied it ...

Poetry is likely our oldest linguistic art form, predating even the invention of writing — the first poems were recited and chanted as part of the oral tradition. It has been practiced for millennia ...

Reading a poem by Robert Hass is like stepping into the ocean when the temperature of the water is not much different from that of the air. You scarcely know, until you feel the undertow tug at you, ...

To write about Robert Hass is to face describing an abundantly rich life. Besides being a once-syndicated columnist who provided a weekly dose of excellent poetry by others (with accessible commentary ...

"Time and Materials" by Robert Hass won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, becoming the first book of poetry since 1983 to win both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. Hass talks about the ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Craig Morgan Teicher SUMMER SNOW New Poems By Robert Hass Poetry has a way of waiting for its ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Robert Haas was a Poet Laureate for the United States with six videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1995 News Conference. The year with the highest ...