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Pulitzer Winner Robert Hass Reads Haiku Translations
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Earlier this week, Robert Hass, United States Poet Laureate emeritus (1995-97), won the Pulitzer Prize for his book of poetry, “Time and Materials.” In this video, Hass reads from his book of translations, “The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa.”

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