I would say Gary Snyder, who is from my part of the world as a poet and environmental thinker, will be read just as Henry Thoreau as John Muir will continue to be read. Robert Hass continueenvironmentalgary Change image and 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
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 think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time. Robert Hass deadideajob Change image and share on social
When I was in high school in the '50s you were supposed to be an Elvis Presley, a James Dean, a Marlon Brando or a Kingston Trio type in a button-down shirt headed for the fraternities at Stanford or Cal. Robert Hass 50sbrandobutton share on social
The Earth forgives the previous year every year. Robert Hass earthforgiveprevious Change image and share on social
Writing is an incessant process of discovery. Robert Hass discoveryincessantprocess Change image and share on social
All the new thinking is about loss, In this it resembles all the old thinking. Robert Hass lossresemblethink Change image and share on social
In California in the early Spring, There are pale yellow mornings, when the mist burns slowly into day, The air stings like Autumn, clarifies like pain - Well, I have dreamed this coast myself. Robert Hass airautumnburn Change image and 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
