by Claire Miller
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For Better or Verse
For Robert Hass, poetry is part of the eco-arsenal 0
Posted 4 years, 1 month ago
Robert Hass.
Photo: Jeff Kearns.
Readers of Robert Hass's poetry are familiar with his fine-tuned and tender attention to the natural world. What they may not know so well are his efforts to take that devotion off the page and into boardrooms and classrooms.
As United States Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997, Hass turned the post into a pulpit. He cofounded River of Words, a nonprofit that connects children to their environment, and created the Watershed conferences, which explore the connection between writing and nature. He currently brings… Read More
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