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The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems

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Full disclosure, Robert Hass's Praise is one of my favorite books of poetry ever. It may have been the first book of poetry that I thought I understood, and later when I went back and read Field Guide, I was equally as transcended. Since then I have had mixed feeling about Hass's other other books. Of course his Milosz translations are wonderful as are his work with Haiku, but nothing had struck me as much as those to earlier works, that is until now.

The Apple Trees at Olema is beautiful, scientifically precious, and pitch perfect. After reading this book, I went back and perused the rest of Hass. He is excellent. I would suggest you pack this book for a hike or a camping trip or to peak at in between slumbers in a hammock. This is a book that should be read outside. And if you read it inside, your mind will be outside soon enough on a grassy meadow, along the coast, near two apple trees.