Robert Frost
Robert Frost was an American poet celebrated for his depictions of rural New England life and mastery of colloquial speech and meter. He received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and is widely regarded as one of the major American poets of the 20th century.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- San Francisco
- Educated at
- Dartmouth CollegeLawrence High SchoolHarvard University
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge🏆 Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford🏆 Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Miami🏆 Bollingen Prize
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The heart can think of no devotionGreater than being shore to the ocean-Holding the curve of one position,Counting an endless repetition."
"I'd like to get away from earth awhileAnd then come back to it and begin over.May no fate wilfully misunderstand meAnd half grant what I wish and snatch me awayNot to return. Earth's the right place f…"
"Ah, when to the heart of man Was it ever less than a treason To go with the drift of things, To yield with a grace to reason, And bow and accept the end Of a love or a season?"
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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Timeline
1874
Born
Birth1963
Died
Death
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