Robert Hass

Robert Hass
Born (1941-03-01) March 1, 1941
San Francisco, California
EducationSaint Mary's College of California (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)
Notable worksTime and Materials: Poems 1997–2005.; "Meditation at Lagunitas"
Notable awardsPoet Laureate of the United States
National Book Award
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
MacArthur Fellowship
SpouseBrenda Hillman

Robert L. Hass (born March 1, 1941) is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He won the 2007 National Book Award and shared the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for the collection Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005. In 2014 he was awarded the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets.