Robert Frost’s Life as a Poet
Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco, California on March 26 of 1974 and died in Boston, Massachusetts on January 29 of 1963. Though he did not truly start publishing poems until age thirty-nine, Frost obtained four Pulitzer prizes in his writing career and was deemed one of the greatest twentieth century poets. His pastoral writing and skilled use of meter and rhythm has captured the attention of reader’s and critics for decades (Academic American, 345). Frost was very fond of nature and the beauty of things around him and illustrated this in many of his poems. A reviewer stated that Frost was “always occupied with the complicated task of simply being sincere” (Faggen, I). This statement describes the
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Frost continued to move around a lot as his family had done. In 1892 Frost was engaged to Elinor White (his co-valedictorian) and begins college at Dartmouth. He chose this school instead of Harvard for financial reasons and his grandparents blamed much of Frost’s father’s problems on Harvard. He did not last long there however and left the school a few months later. He returned to Lawrence to work in a woolen mill for a year after which he departed to teach primary school in Salem. Frost became acquainted with Susan Hayes Ward when his poem “My Butterfly: An Elegy” was published in the paper that she edited. In 1895 Frost finally received his wish and married Elinor White, and gained a job as a reporter for a local paper. A year later his son, Elliot, was born and Frost began teaching again; this time at his mothers new school. Frost went to Harvard one year later, but left two years later because his wife and mother’s health was not good. Frosts daughter was born in 1899 and Frost takes up poultry farming with some financial help from his grandfather (Faggen, xii). Over the next ten years Frost wrote poems, but had few published and he maintained his farm while expanding his family. In 1911 he sold the farm and moved to England a year later. It is interesting to note that he chose England with the flip of the coin because he and his wife were not sure whether to go to British Columbia or England. “The coin chose England” Frost
Robert Frost was the son of Isabelle Moodie Frost and William Prescott Frost Jr. He was born in San Francisco California and lived an unstable life there till he found stability in his adult life. He married Elinor White and started a stable lifestyle and family of his own. Frost was a teacher and a philosopher. He published his first book at the age of 39 and continued his writing career for nearly 50 years. Frost was the first poet to read at a presidential inauguration and one of the first to transform poetry and change the world of literature” (Fagan).
Robert Frost was a famous poet and educator born in San Francisco in 1874 who made an impact on the literature known today. After high school, he attended college where he studied literature and poetry. During college, Frost began writing his own poems and in 1894, he had successfully published his first poem. Despite his many accomplishments, Frost faced a major downfall that could not be fulfilled by his success. One might expect that publishing his first poem might be a time of pride and joy, however, Frost was fighting his own battles of depression and mental illness.
Robert Frost takes our imagination to a journey through wintertime with 
his two poems "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". These two poems reflect the beautiful scenery that is present in the snow covered woods and awakens us to new feelings. Even though these poems both have winter settings they contain very different tones. One has a feeling of depressing loneliness and the other a feeling of welcome solitude. They show how the same setting can have totally different impacts on a person depending on 
their mindset at the time. These poems are both made up of simple stanzas and diction but they are not straightforward poems.
Robert Frost was a profound American poet who remains influential to this day. His versatility of theme, and his ability to relate to the human condition makes his work timeless. His simplistic writing style has made him accessible to generations of students. Much of his writing was motivated by the many tragedies he endured beginning with the death of his father and including the deaths of of his own children and his wife who died of cancer.
Robert Frost, one of the most well-known and well respected American poets, he wrote a lot about rural life in New England and how the lifestyle differed from here in America. Robert Lee Frost was born March 26, 1874 and he passed away on January 29, 1963 from complications from prostate surgery. He was born in San Francisco, California, and he died in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 88. He was married to Elinor Miriam White (1895-1938) and they had a total of six children. Robert Frost’s children’s were named, Elliot (1896-1904), Lesley (1899-1983), Carol (1902-1940), Irma (1903-1967), Majorie (1905-1934), Elinor Bettina (1907).
Robert Frost was born in March 26, 1874 and died 1963. Robert Frost is one of the great american poets of the early 1900s. Robert Frost spent his first 40 years as an unknown. He exploded on the scene after returning from England at the beginning of WWI. He won four pulitzer prizes. He was also special guest of president John F Kennedy. He later died of prostate surgry.
Robert Frost is a former poet who was born in 1874 on March 26th in San Francisco, California and passed away in 1963 on January 29th. His interest in writing and reading began during high school in Lawrence. He qualified to a college in Hanover, New Hampshire, called Dartmouth College in the year of 1892. He later moved to Boston, where he attended Harvard University. Following college, he was unsure of which occupation he wanted to exhibit, but he worked as a teacher, a cobbler and an Lawrence Sentinel editor. His first poem was released in 1894 on November 8th, titled “My Butterfly” in a New York newspaper called “The Independent”.
Robert Frost (March 26, 1874-January 29, 1963) was a educator and one of the most famous poets. When he was in high school he gained interests in reading and writing poetry. He then pursued his interests by moving to England after studying at Harvard University. It was in England, where he met many influential poets that became the basis of his poems. After he returned to the United States, he started getting attention for his poems and later won four noble Pulitzer prizes.
Born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California, Robert Lee Frost had no clue that he would become America’s most celebrated poet. He also didn't know that he would marry his co-valedictorian, Elinor, or be elected to the Board of Overseers at Harvard College. But what Frost did know is that he had a major click with poetry and he never gave up on it, even after forty years on being an infamous poet. After his first found interest with reading and writing poetry in high school, Frost could never find the right fit for himself. He was always moving and changing jobs; he also never earned a degree from Dartmouth or Harvard. But, wherever Frost went, New England was a major inspiration for his poetry and so was his family and health. And so,
Robert Frost is an iconic poet in American literature today, and is seen as one of the most well known, popular, or respected twentieth century American poets. In his lifetime, Frost received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry, and the Congressional Gold Medal. However, Robert Frost’s life was not always full of fame and wealth; he had a very difficult life from the very beginning. At age 11, his father died of tuberculosis; fifteen years later, his mother died of cancer. Frost committed his younger sister to a mental hospital, and many years later, committed his own daughter to a mental hospital as well. Both Robert and his wife Elinor suffered from depression throughout their lives, but considering the premature deaths of three of their children and the suicide of another, both maintained sanity very well. (1)
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. He lived there for 12 years with his mother, Isabelle Moodie, and his father William Prescott Frost Jr., who died of tuberculosis when Robert was only 12. His mother then moved him and his sister, Jeanie, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. Frost met his wife, Elinor White, at Lawrence High School when they were the co- Valedictorian’s of their class. After they married they moved to a farm in New Hampshire which was the setting of many of his poems.They then had 6 children, two of which died shortly after birth and two had mental illnesses. Having had so many traumatizing events within his family life, his writing was greatly influenced. After the death of two of his children his poems started getting a much deeper meaning. A good example of this would be “Home Burial” which is
Robert Frosts life was reflected in his poetry in a variety of ways. Robert Frost was raised in New England, and many of his poems characters and settings are based in New England. Robert Frost was also greatly influenced by emotions and events in everyday life. He could take every day events such as: watching ice weigh down birch tree branches, the mowing of fields of hay or even the mending of stories on a wall and perceives a deeper meaning to love, hate, or conflict. These writing techniques lead to another reason as to why Robert Frost is so successful. Many of his poems, such as, “Mending Wall” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” are inspired by the natural world. In 1897, Frost began studying at Harvard. This really helped Robert Frost become an intellectual and more of a serious poet. Unfortunately, after two years he had drop out of school. He then became a chicken farmer, which helped familiarize him with farming and rural life. This
Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco. When his father died, he moved to Massachusetts with his family to be closer to his grandparents. He loved to stay active through sports and activities such as trapping animals and climbing trees. He married his co- valedictorian, Elinor Miriam White, in 1895. He dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard in his lifetime. Robert and Elinor settled on a farm in Massachusetts which his grandfather bought him, and it was one of the many farms on which he would live in throughout his life. Frost spend the next 9 years writing poetry while poultry farming. When poultry farming didn’t work out, he went back to teaching English. He moved to England in 1912 and became friends with many people who were also in the writing business. After moving back to America in 1915, Frost bought a farm in New Hampshire and began reading his poems aloud at public
Robert Frost is perhaps one of America's best poets of his generation. His vivid images of nature capture the minds of readers. His poems appear to be simple, but if you look into them there is a lot of insight. Robert Frost spoke at John F. Kennedy's inauguration. He is the only poet to have had the opportunity to speak at a presidential inauguration. Through his poetry people learn that Robert Frost is a complicated and intellectual man who has a place in many American hearts. (Richards P.10)
sleigh ride in winter woods…” (De Fusco 13) but “ he is more than a