When I was younger, I was so crazy about poetry that I didn't notice who was noticing. It seemed to me so tremendous and large. Robert Hass crazylargenotice Change image and share on social
As poet laureate, I was asked to be a spokesman for literature. Robert Hass asklaureateliterature Change image and share on social
I got interested in the question of literacy because writers are always moaning about why more people don't read books. Robert Hass bookinterestliteracy Change image and share on social
The first book that really knocked me out was the 'Brothers Karamazov.' I read it when I was a senior in high school. Robert Hass bookbrotherhigh Change image and share on social
Not to make too much of a claim for poetry, but this is a question that goes to the moral heart of the business of any art: 'How do you see the world, and what right do you have to see the world in the way that you do?' Robert Hass artbusinessclaim share on social
You begin to see that all of these things are connected: The kind of cuts that mean less environmental protection are also the kind of cuts that mean less musical education for the schools and that also mean more overcrowded schools. Robert Hass beginconnectcut share on social
The Vietnam War and the Iraq war, in different ways, both made me feel like I could not not address them. I'm very doubtful about the usefulness of poetry to do that. Robert Hass addressdoubtfulfeel Change image and share on social
Take the time to write. You can do your life's work in half an hour a day. Robert Hass dayhalfhour Change image and share on social
I teach a lecture course on American poetry to as many as 150 students. For a lot of them, it's their only elective, so this is their one shot. They'll take the Russian Novel or American Poetry, so I want to give them the high points, the inescapable poets. Robert Hass americanelectivegive share on social