The Apple Trees at Olema - New and Selected Poems

“No practicing poet has more talent than Robert Hass.”

—Atlantic Monthly

The National Book Award-winning author of Time and Materials, Robert Hass is one of the most revered of all living poets. With The Apple Trees at Olema, the former Poet Laureate and winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize offers twenty new and selected poems grounded in the beauty of the physical world. As with all of the collections of this great artist’s work, published far too infrequently, The Apple Trees at Olema is a cause for celebration.

This collection gathers the luminous, earthbound poetry that has defined his career:

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Vision: Experience the work of a former U.S. Poet Laureate with twenty new poems alongside beloved selections from a celebrated, award-winning career. Poems of the Natural World: Journey through the landscapes of the California coast, from the apple trees at Olema to the marshes of Palo Alto, in verse grounded in the stunning beauty of the physical world. Meditations on Love and Memory: Explore the quiet, intimate moments of life through deeply personal and reflective poems about relationships, loss, and the passage of time. Lyrical and Masterful Language: Discover the intelligent, accessible, and musical voice that has made Robert Hass one of the most essential and revered poets of his generation.