Robert Hass

When it comes to Robert Hass I definitely agree that analyzing each stanza is critical when it comes to what you get out of the poems. His poems give us readers, a foundation and structure that truly show Robert’s delightful approach with each poem. With each poem I feel like he creates simple but challenging meaning and it reflects how he feels during throughout the story. They come off as emotionless at first but we get to see the peacefulness and compassion he creates within each stanza in every one of his poems. It can be difficult to figure out where he stands at some points but he definitely does an outstanding job and conveying post-modern behavior. The poem “Meditation at Lagunitas” comes off at somewhat strange in the beginning but as we progress and read further we can see the compassion he shows when he speaks about the women. The imagery he creates is peaceful and brings calmness to the readers, which I think is the best part about his poems. In “Dragonflies mating” I feel like he is trying to create a narrative connection with the readers, which made me feel more connected to the meaning and what he was trying to express.  All his poems were great to read but my favorite would have to be “Faint Music” because it starts off with a depressing tone and conflicted soul but it end with a meaning that life is tough but there’s always a bright side to it.