To write about Robert Hass is to face describing an abundantly rich life. Besides being a once-syndicated columnist who provided a weekly dose of excellent poetry by others (with accessible commentary ...

Thefirst book in 10 years from former U.S. poet laureate Hass may be his best in 30: these new poems show a rare internal variety, even as they reflect his constant concerns. One is human impact “on ...

Though the title of Robert Hass’s fifth volume includes a date stamp, the book covers far more time—and far more kinds of time—than the near-decade that appellation suggests. Here, Hass addresses ...

Allen Ginsberg, one of the key Beat Generation writers, managed to achieve the equivalence of rock-star status in the world of poetry. Material Wealth: Allen’s voice in poems and songs 1956-1996, ...

In a Prominent Bar in SecaucusNew and Selected Poems, 1955-2007by X.J. Kennedy Johns Hopkins, 224 pp., $35 Time and MaterialsPoems 1997-2005by Robert Hass Ecco, 96 pp., $22.95 X.J. Kennedy's In a ...