Poet robert frost biography and works
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Robert Frost
American poet (1874–1963)
This article is about the poet. For other people with the same name, see Robert Frost (disambiguation).
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| Born | (1874-03-26)March 26, 1874 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1963(1963-01-29) (aged 88) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright |
| Education | Dartmouth College (no degree) Harvard University (no degree) |
| Notable works | A Boy's Will, North of Boston, New Hampshire[1] |
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| Spouse | Elinor Miriam White (m. 1895; died 1938) |
| Children | 6 |
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech,[2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to e
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Robert Frost
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, where his father, William Prescott Frost, Jr., and his mother, Isabelle Moodie, had moved from Pennsylvania shortly after marrying. After the death of his father from tuberculosis when Frost was eleven years old, he moved with his mother and sister, Jeanie, who was two years younger, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became interested in reading and writing poetry during his high school years in Lawrence, enrolled at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1892 and, later, at Harvard University, though he never earned a formal degree.
Frost drifted through a string of occupations after leaving school, working as a teacher, cobbler, and editor of the Lawrence Sentinel. His first published poem, “My Butterfly,” appeared on November 8, 1894 in the New York newspaper The Independent.
In 1895, Frost married Elinor Miriam White, with whom he’d shared valedictorian honors in high school, and who was a maj
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Robert Frost
(1874-1963)
Who Was Robert Frost?
Robert Frost was an American poet and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes. Famous works include “Fire and Ice,” “Mending Wall,” “Birches,” “Out Out,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “Home Burial.” His 1916 poem, "The Road Not Taken," is often read at graduation ceremonies across the United States. As a special guest at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Frost became a poetic force and the unofficial "poet laureate" of the United States.
Frost spent his first 40 years as an unknown. He exploded on the scene after returning from England at the beginning of World War I. He died of complications from prostate surgery on January 29, 1963.
Early Years
Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He spent the first 11 years of his life there, until his journalist father, William Prescott Frost Jr., died of tuberculosis.
Following his father's passing, Frost moved with his mother and sister, Jea