Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. His father was William Frost, a graduate from Harvard who taught at Bucknell Academy for extra money. He met a woman named Isabelle Moodie. William and Isabelle got married. They moved to San Francisco, and they had Robert Frost. Robert received his name from Robert E. Lee. In 1885, tragedy occurred in the family when Robert's father, William, died from tuberculosis at age 34. Then, his mother took him and his sister to New Hampshire so that Isabelle could continue teaching. Then he went to Lawrence High School, and he graduated as co-valedictorian.
Frost went to Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out and went to Harvard for two years. Later on, he got married and had two children. He started a career in teaching, and was inspired by his student's work. He began to write poems and stories. Robert discontinued his career as a teacher, and he became a farmer. Frost was determined to become a famous poet. His poems are somewhat a guide to life and to the decisions we choose
Robert Frost will always be remembered for his great poems and his unique way of putting emotions into words with extraordinary skills. After he discovered his talent to write poems, he stopped being a farmer. In 1912, he went to England and continued to write. Some of his famous writings are the poems "A Boy's Will", "North of Boston", "Mountain Interval", and "A Further Range". In England he received aid from Edward Thomas and Rupert Brooke. Frost received the Pulitzer Prize 4 times (1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943). He became the first poet to read a poem at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy.
Frost's poems are described as realistic and not romanticized. His poetry speaks for real situations. Frost's poetry is unique and appreciated. On January 29, 1963, in Boston, Massachusetts, Robert Frost died. He was 88 years-old. |
