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Poetry's National Book Award Winner Announced!

Robert Hass' Time and Materials (Ecco/HarperCollins) has taken the 2007 National Book Award for poetry. Book description: "These poems are grounded in the beauty and energy of the physical world, and in the bafflement of the present moment in American culture."

Source: National Book Foundation.

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As mentioned in an earlier post, I read this title earlier this year and enjoyed it a lot. I definitely recommend to anyone who needs a new title to read--or even for those preparing to do their holiday shopping for friends and family.

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