Poets and Poems

10 Short Facts about Robert Frost:

• Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, in 1874.
• He is considered one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century.
• Frost was awarded four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry.
• His works often focus on the rural New England landscape and explore themes of nature, rural life, and human relationships.
• Frost’s famous poems include “The Road Not Taken,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “Mending Wall.”
• He was a close friend of the poet and playwright, Edwin Arlington Robinson.
• Frost was also a teacher and lecturer, and taught at Amherst College and the University of Michigan.
• He was awarded over 40 honorary degrees from colleges and universities around the world.
• Frost’s writing style is characterized by its use of traditional forms and vernacular speech patterns.
• Robert Frost died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1963 at the age of 88.