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1	Essential Haiku Volume 20 more books like this by Robert Hass (Editor) American readers have been fascinated, since their exposure to Japanese culture late in the nineteenth century, with the brief Japanese poem called the "hokku" or "haiku," The seventeen-syllable form is rooted in a Japanese tradition of close observation of nature, of making poetry from subtle suggestion. Infused by its great practitioners with ... see all copies from $3.02! new only from $9.91! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Into the Garden: A Wedding Anthology: Poetry and Prose on Love and Marriage more books like this by Robert Hass, Stephen Mitchell "Poems and Weddings" Weddings, I have been thinking, have to do with a moment, and marriages have to do with time. As Stephen Mitchell and I read around and talked about this book, our main purpose was to try to find words that would help to deepen and enrich a ceremony, but of course we found ourselves talking and thinking and reading a lot of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Time and Materials: Poems 1997-2005 more books like this by Robert Hass Robert Hass has, for a long time, held a prominent position among the most revered of all living poets. Unlike the more difficult, cerebral poetry of writers like John Ashbery, Hass' work is grounded in the beauty of the physical world, in the smaller details of natural, human life. His poetry is graceful, humble, curious, and wise. Because he has ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sun Under Wood more books like this by Robert Hass The first book in seven years from the Poet Laureate of the United States. Nominated for the 1996 National Book Award, and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry in 1997. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $2.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Human Wishes more books like this by Robert Haas, Robert Hass The poems collected here, in Robert Hass's last volume before he was named United States Poet Laureate, express both the simplicities and the complexities of human relationships, including the dynamics of fatherhood, friendship, and love. Much of the collection reads as if Hass is sharing a moment of clarity he obtained in solitude. An eclectic ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Best American Poetry 2001 more books like this by Robert Hass (Editor) The annual publication of "The Best American Poetry" is an eagerly awaited event among poetry fans across the country. This year's volume in the critically acclaimed series presents American poetry in all its dazzling variety at a moment of extraordinary richness and originality. Guest editor Robert Hass, a former Poet Laureate and a central ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	Praise more books like this by Robert Hass Hass links the poetic elements of the work song, the spiritual, of rhythm & blues and rap, and of poems written in Yiddish, in Chinese, and in Spanish. He hears the silence of the haiku in what becomes the spare and modernist. Through his gift for such brilliant connections, Hass presents nothing less than a working anthology of the New American ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $5.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	American Poetry 20th Cent Vol 1: Henry Adams to Dorothy Parker more books like this by Library of America, Various, Robert Hass (Compiled by) Assembled by a diverse group of eminent poets and poetry critics, these volumes collect not only the well-known masterpieces of 20th century American poetry such as "The Waste Land" and "Sunday Morning" but also lyrics from blues songs and musicals and experimental work from writers including Gertrude Stein and Louis Zukofsky. see all copies from $5.26! new only from $16.94! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Face of Poetry more books like this by Margaretta K Mitchell (Photographer), Zack Rogow (Editor), Robert Hass (Foreword by) From the explosion in creative writing programs and workshops to the poetry slams and open mikes in every city to the reading groups venturing beyond prose for the first time, poetry is suddenly everywhere. This vibrant anthology showcases unforgettable poems and photographic portraits of leading writers in the United States, together with a CD ... see all copies from $2.42! new only from $24.69! \| SVS
10	20th Century Pleasures more books like this by Robert Hass Winner of the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, this now classic collection of essays focuses on three often-overlooked elements of contemporary poetry: its depth of feeling and imagination; its high degree of often-concealed craft; and its connectedness with tradition. see all copies from $3.38! new only from $7.94! \| SVS
11 view cover	Field Guide more books like this by Robert Hass see all copies from $5.95! new only from $10.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	E.E. Cummings to May Swenson more books like this by Library of America, Various, Robert Hass (Compiled by) This landmark anthology, part of a series that will eventually cover the entire century, gathers nearly 1500 poems by over 200 poets to restore American poetry's most brilliant era in all its beauty, explosive energy, and extraordinary diversity. Included are generous selections of the century's great poets -- Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, ... see all copies from $3.78! new only from $17.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Now & Then: The Poet's Choice Columns, 1997-2000 more books like this by Robert Hass During his tenure as US Poet Laureate, Robert Hass revived the popular nineteenth-century tradition of including poetry in our daily newspapers. "Poet's Choice" ultimately became a nationally syndicated column appearing in dozens of papers across the country. Every week, Hass would marry poets and poetry to headlines and holidays. Proceeding in ... see all copies from $5.57! new only from $9.79! \| SVS
14 view cover	Road-Side Dog more books like this by Czesaw Miosz, Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Hass (Translator) Prose and poetry from the Nobel Prize-winning Polish émigré writer. The Los Angeles Times chose this as one of the best books of poetry of 1998. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	A Treatise on Poetry more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Hass (Translator), Czesaw Miosz This book-length poem by Nobel Prize recipient Milosz addresses Eastern European poetry in the 20th century. A native of Poland, Milosz offers insight on Poland before the war, through the turbulence of Nazism, into the poet's emigration to France, and on into his experiences in the United States. In this meditation on history and the individual ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $3.70! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	For more books like this by Carol Snow When Carol Snow published her first volume of poetry, "Artist and Model", in 1989, poet Michael Palmer praised the "complex music [Snow] forms from our simplest words" and noted that she "reflects on the struggle toward - and limits of - representation itself..."Artist and Model" is a first book of singular poetic intelligence and attention." In ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Separate Notebooks more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky (Translator), Robert Hass (Translator) Begun in the winter of 1955 and completed in the spring of 1956, Treatise on Poetry is a brilliant meditative poem fully expressive of the powers that have made Milosz one of our greatest writers. Expertly translated, the poem is divided into four parts -- Europe at the turn of the century, the condition of Polish culture between the two world ... see all copies from $10.95! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Gift of Rivers: True Stories of Life on the Water more books like this by Pamela Michael (Editor), Robert Hass (Introduction by) Rushing, rolling, flowing -- rivers provide the ultimate metaphor for movement. They carve borders, create livelihoods, provoke adventure, and offer healing. From white-knuckle rafting rides to fishing stories to eco-essays, this collection by top authors explores the historical, practical, and spiritual significance of rivers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.18! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	River of Words: Images and Poetry in Praise of Water more books like this by Pamela Michael (Editor), Robert Hass, Thacher Hurd A collection of environmental paintings and poems taken from the River of Words (ROW) annual poetry and art contest for students K-12. ROW was co-founded in 1995 by Robert Hass, former U.S. Poet Laureate, and writer Pamela Michael to promote literacy, the arts, and environmental awareness. The artwork and poetry is focused on water and the book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Poet's Choice more books like this by Robert Hass Robert Hass, America's poet laureate from 1995 to 1997, selects his own favorite poems. They include work by Jane Kenyon, James Merrill, John Keats, Paul Celan, William Carlos Williams, and many more. Each poem includes a brief introduction and Hass's insights into how and why it works. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $83.68! \| first editions
21 view cover	Unattainable Earth, more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Hass Begun in the winter of 1955 and completed in the spring of 1956, Treatise on Poetry is a brilliant meditative poem fully expressive of the powers that have made Milosz one of our greatest writers. Expertly translated, the poem is divided into four parts -- Europe at the turn of the century, the condition of Polish culture between the two world ... see all copies from $5.64! signed copies \| first editions
22	Twentieth Century Pleasures: Prose on Poetry more books like this by Robert Hass see all copies from $2.00! first editions
23 view cover	Eighteen Days in June more books like this by Robert Buelteman, Robert Hass (Introduction by) This remarkable book is both the record of a personal journey out of grief over the loss of members of the photographer's family and a visual tribute to the special place that facilitated his healing. The photos of the Djerassi Ranch, home to the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, capture the wild beauty of its setting in the hills of Woodside, ... see all copies from $3.73! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things more books like this by Pamela Michael (Editor), Robert Hass (Introduction by) The California-based River of Words (ROW) has gained fame as an important nonprofit that trains teachers, park naturalists, grassroots groups, and others to incorporate observation-based nature exploration and the arts into young people's lives. One of the group's most important annual projects is to take the youth pulse from the United States and ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $10.90! \| SVS
25 view cover	Addison Street: The Berkeley Poetry Walk more books like this by Robert Hass (Editor) This anthology celebrates the rich tradition of Berkeley's literary ad artistic history. A street in the downtown Arts district was designated as the site for panels embedded in the sidewalk introducing passerbys to the work and the writers who have called Berkeley home for a time. The collection is edited by Robert Hass, former Poet Laureat. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| SVS

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