A poet's vision for the environment, young artists

The natural world is the canvas and the inspiration for award-winning poet Robert Hass. He talks about his long career, and how he's helping children explore their own creativity and express their thoughts on the environment.

Guests

• Robert Hass: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate. His latest collection of poetry is "Time and Materials." He's the co-founder with Pamela Michael in 1995 of River of Words, which encourages children to write poetry and create art on watersheds. Michael edited and Hass introduced a new collection, "River of Words: Young Poets & Artists on the Nature of Things."

More from MPR

• Robert Hass on Midmorning, 2006
  February 15, 2006

Resources

• River of Words
• Interview with Robert Hass, January 2008