Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 89 (2008) Winner
Robert Hass
ロバート・ハス
Robāto Hasu
Aliases:
Robert L. Hass
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-03-01 （San Francisco, California）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco → San Rafael → Moraga, California
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1963-2024
- Affiliations
- Academy of American Poets
- Influenced By
- Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Lew Welch
- Nominations
- Human Wishes shortlisted for National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry), Sun Under Wood shortlisted for National Book Award (Poetry)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | English | MA, PhD | 1963-1971 | United States |
Saint Mary's College of California
English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Stanford University
English
Degree:
MA, PhD
Period:
1963-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
MA 1965, PhD 1971
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | National Book Award | Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005 | Poetry | National Book Foundation | Won |
| 2008 | Pulitzer Prize | Time and Materials | Poetry | Columbia University | Won |
| 1995 | Poet Laureate of the United States | — | — | Library of Congress | Appointed |
| 2014 | Wallace Stevens Award | — | — | Academy of American Poets | Won |
| 1972 | Yale Series of Younger Poets | Field Guide | — | Yale University Press | Won |
National Book Award
2007
Work:
Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Won
Pulitzer Prize
2008
Work:
Time and Materials
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Poet Laureate of the United States
1995
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
Appointed
Wallace Stevens Award
2014
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
Won
Yale Series of Younger Poets
1972
Work:
Field Guide
Organization:
Yale University Press
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Manhae Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2009) Winner
Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Field Guide
1973 PoetryEarly poetry collection featuring nature themes.
NatureWest Coast
Praise
1979 PoetryPoems on seasons, nature, location, and transformation, with blackberries as a motif.
SeasonsNatureTransformation
Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005
2007 PoetryPoetry collection that won the 2007 National Book Award and 2008 Pulitzer Prize.
TimeMaterialsPolitics
Bibliography
- Field Guide (1973)
- Praise (1979)
- Human Wishes (1989)
- Sun Under Wood (1996)
- Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005 (2007)
- The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems (2010)
- Summer Snow: New Poems (2020)
Translations by Author
- The Essential Haiku: Versions of Bashō, Buson, and Issa
- Translations of Czesław Miłosz (e.g., The Separate Notebooks)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Alternating prose-like blocks and free verseStylistic clarityPrecise imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- BlackberriesNatureWest Coast subjects
Legacy
Major figure in contemporary American poetry, known for West Coast subjects, ecology, and awards including US Poet Laureate.
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in TV series Madam Secretary
Trivia
- Grew up with an alcoholic mother
- Struck by police baton at Occupy Cal
- Married to poet Brenda Hillman