Robert Hass

This article is about the American poet. For the American poet, literary critic, and professor, see Robert Bernard Hass.
Robert Hass
Born (1941-03-01) March 1, 1941 (age 83)
San Francisco, California[1]
EducationSaint Mary's College of California (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)
Notable worksTime and Materials: Poems 1997–2005.; "Meditation at Lagunitas"
Notable awardsPoet Laureate of the United States
National Book Award
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
MacArthur Fellowship
SpouseBrenda Hillman

Robert L. Hass (born March 1, 1941) is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997.[2] He won the 2007 National Book Award[3] and shared the 2008 Pulitzer Prize[4] for the collection Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005.[5] In 2014 he was awarded the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets.[6]

  1. ^ Guthmann, Edward (October 31, 2007). "Poet Robert Hass goes back in time with new work". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Robert Hass- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Poets.org. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
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  5. ^ Goldman, Justin. "Poetic Justice – Robert Hass" Diablo Magazine, July 2008.
  6. ^ "Robert Hass Awarded the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets". Poetryfoundation.org. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-09-01.