Biography
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California to William Prescott Frost Jr., a journalist and his wife, Isabelle Moodie Frost. In 1885 William Frost contracted tuberculosis which lead to his death, causing Isabelle Frost to move with her children to Lawrence, Massachusetts and live with the children’s paternal grandparents. Robert Frost graduated from high school in 1892 as co-valedictorian along with Elinor White. Frost went on to attend Dartmouth College, but he dropped out in less than a year. In 1894, Frost had his first poem published, “My Butterfly, an Elegy” in The Independent. Frost married Elinor White in 1895 and started teaching and farming. In 1897, Frost went back to college at Harvard University, but was not much more successful, dropping out after two years. After this, Frost lived and worked on a farm near Derry, New Hampshire, but he did not make much money from it, so he also taught at a school in Derry. While Frost was on the farm, he continued to write poetry, but he did not have success in publishing his poems.
With hopes of better luck with his poetry, Frost set out for England in 1912. He lived on a farm in Beaconsfield and continued to write poetry while farming. In 1913, Frost published his first book, A Boy’s Will, a collection of poems. In 1914, Frost published another collection of poems named North of Boston. During this time, Frost began to gain popularity in both England and in America. By the time Frost moved back to the United States in 1915, Frost was famous and had many magazines wanting to publish his works. Frost then bought a farm at Franconia, New Hampshire and taught at the University of Michigan and Amherst College while continuing to write poetry. Frost published his third book, Mountain Interval, in 1916. This was followed by New Hampshire in 1923, Frost’s Collected Poems in 1930, A Further Range in 1936, and A Witness Tree in 1942, all of which earned the Pulitzer Prize. Frost also published other books including West-Running Brook, Steeple Bush, and In the Clearing. Frost also received other honors including his recitation of “The Gift Outright” at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Robert Frost died only a few years later on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts.
With hopes of better luck with his poetry, Frost set out for England in 1912. He lived on a farm in Beaconsfield and continued to write poetry while farming. In 1913, Frost published his first book, A Boy’s Will, a collection of poems. In 1914, Frost published another collection of poems named North of Boston. During this time, Frost began to gain popularity in both England and in America. By the time Frost moved back to the United States in 1915, Frost was famous and had many magazines wanting to publish his works. Frost then bought a farm at Franconia, New Hampshire and taught at the University of Michigan and Amherst College while continuing to write poetry. Frost published his third book, Mountain Interval, in 1916. This was followed by New Hampshire in 1923, Frost’s Collected Poems in 1930, A Further Range in 1936, and A Witness Tree in 1942, all of which earned the Pulitzer Prize. Frost also published other books including West-Running Brook, Steeple Bush, and In the Clearing. Frost also received other honors including his recitation of “The Gift Outright” at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Robert Frost died only a few years later on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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"Robert Frost." - Untermeyer, Louis. Robert Frost's Poems. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks,
"Robert Frost." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 20 Mar. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/220895/Robert-Frost>.
"Robert Frost." - Untermeyer, Louis. Robert Frost's Poems. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks,