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October 11, 2007Poet Robert Hass '63 Nominated for National Book Award
A new poetry collection by Robert Hass '63, "Time and Materials," was nominated for the National Book Award on Oct. 10, according to the New York Times and other publications.New York Times Article
Hass, a former U.S. poet laureate, also received high praise for the new collection in the New York Times Book Review on Oct. 7 and by the Associated Press on Oct. 9 in an article printed in the International Herald Tribune and other publications.
New York Times reviewer Stephen Burt wrote: "This first book of poems since his term as laureate ended shows the worth of playing against type, the survival of his private talent and the artistic uses of his public life."
New York Times Book Review Article International Herald Tribune Article
