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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 examine complex social and philosophical themes.
A Boy's Will is a poetry collection by Robert Frost, and is the poet's first commercially published book of poems.The book was first published in 1913 by David Nutt in London, with a dedication to Frost's wife, Elinor.
The 'Dymock Poets' are generally held to have comprised Robert Frost, Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and John Drinkwater, some of whom lived near the village in the period between 1911 and 1914. Eleanor Farjeon, who was involved with Edward Thomas, also visited.
"The Death of the Hired Man" is a long poem primarily concerning a conversation, over a short time period in a single evening, between a farmer (Warren) and his wife (Mary) about what to do with an ex-employee named Silas, who helped with haymaking and left the farm at an inappropriate time after being offered "pocket money," now making his return during winter looking like "a miserable sight ...
Robert Frost: A Life received positive reviews. Publishers Weekly noted "there could be no better tribute for a poet so often underrated, maligned and misunderstood than this sympathetic and balanced portrayal." TheThe New York Times called the book "a pleasure to read, combining penetrating commentary on the poetry and good illustrative ...
Robert Stephens. Smith and Stephens married on June 19, 1967. They would have two children together, sons Chris and Toby. Smith and Stephens would also mix business with pleasure, starring in the ...
Thompson's second accompanying volume on Frost, Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915–1938, was released a few years later in 1970. [4] [5] When Thompson died in 1973 while writing the final volume of his Frost biography, his assistant R.H. Winnick completed Robert Frost: The Later Years, 1938-1963 and made the book available in 1976. [6]
As the 32-year-old relayed, "'a married man' just sounds very old, and 'my wife' sounds very possessive. So we don't really use that yet. We just point to the rings."