Robert Hass
Overview
Robert L. Hass is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...

 of the United States
United States
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 from 1995 to 1997. He was awarded the 2007 National Book Award and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Time and Materials.
Hass is a California
California
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 poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 whose works are well-known for their West Coast
West Coast of the United States
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 subject and attitude. He was born in San Francisco and grew up in San Rafael
San Rafael
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. He grew up with an alcoholic mother, a major topic in the 1996 poem collection, Sun Under Wood.
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