Lunch Poems: Robert Hass Reads Czeslaw Milosz
Born in San Francisco, Robert Haas is a California poet but his poetry, translations, and essays reveal an intimacy that transcends the borders of states and nations. With his direct clarity and promotion of literacy in \u201cplaces where poets don\u2019t go,\u201d he served two years as U. S. Poet Laureate (1995-97). His numerous books include \u201cSun Under Wood,\u201d \u201cTime and Materials,\u201d and \u201cThe Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems.\u201d Hass\u2019s numerous accolades include the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, two National Book Critics' Circle Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. Hass has translated many of the works of Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, Czeslaw Milosz. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 22614]