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How Poetry Captivates Us

By Robert Hass | July 2016 | TRT 13:57

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Robert Hass

Robert Hass is one of contemporary American poetry’s most celebrated and widely-read voices. He served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1995-1997…

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