Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
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“You can’t get too much winter in the winter.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“‘One thought in agony of strife
The bravest would have by for friend,
The memory that he chose the life ...’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“I saw the strange position of his hands
Up at his shoulders, dragging yellow strands
Of wire with something in it from men to men.
‘You here?’ I said. ‘Where aren’t you nowadays?...’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“‘... Not but I’ve every reason not to care
What happens to him if it only takes
Some of the sanctimonious conceit
Out of one of those pious scalawags.’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Leaves and bark, leaves and bark,
To lean against and hear in the dark.
Petals I may have once pursued.
Leaves are all my darker mood.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)