Who is Robert Frost?

Robert Frost is one of the most famous and popular poets in American history. During his lifetime (1874-1973), Frost published numerous books of poetry, and won the Pulitzer Prize four times — a record unsurpassed by any other poet. Though Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, he is known primarily as a New England poet. He moved to a farm in Franconia, New Hampshire, in 1915, and taught English at Amherst College in Massachusetts. During the sumer months, he taught at Middlebury College in Vermont. Today, Middlebury College owns Robert Frost's farm, which is registered as a Historic Site and hosts an annual writers' conference every summer. Even people who don't read much poetry are likely to be familiar with some of Robert Frost's works. His poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening," is often taught in schools and sometimes translated into song. Another poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," is quoted from in S.E. Hinton's famous young-adult book, The Outsiders. ...  more

Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) was a teacher, lecturer, and poet (four-time Pulitzer Prize winner). He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural American life and his deft use of colloquial American speech. His many popular and oft-quoted poems include "After Apple-Picking", "The Road Not Taken", "Home Burial", and "Mending Wall". 1. A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. 2. A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. 3. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. 4. A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. 5. A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. 6. A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a home-sickness, a love-sickness. 7. A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. 8. A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love ...  more

Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) was a teacher, lecturer, and poet (four-time Pulitzer Prize winner). He is ...  more