Robert Frost

Robert Frost was an American poet whose poetry is praised for its discussion of complex social and philosophical themes while still maintaining language that sounded simple and colloquial. He was a celebrated poet during his lifetime, earning numerous awards—including four Pulitzer Prizes—and serving as the American poet laurete between 1958 and 1959.

• 1924 - New Hampshire
• 1931 - Collected Poems
• 1937 - A Further Range
• 1943 - A Witness Tree

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference." —"The Road Not Taken"

• March 26, 1874: Born in San Francisco, California

• 1885: Father dies, leaving the family impoverished

• 1892: Enters Dartmouth, leaves early

• 1893-94: Various teaching positions

• 1895: Marries Elinor White

• 1896: First son born

• 1897: Enters Harvard, but leaves after two years

• 1899: Daughter born

• 1900: Son Dies | Family moves to Derry, New Hampshire

• 1902-07: Four children born-3 daughters, 1 son

• 1912: Family moves to England

• 1915: Returns to U.S.

• 1938: Wife Elinor dies

• 1940: Son Carol commits suicide

• 1963: Dies

• 1913: A Boy's Will

• 1914: North of Boston

• 1916: Mountain Interval

• 1923: New Hampshire

• 1928: West-Running Brook

• 1936: A Further Range

• 1942: A Witness Tree

• 1945: A Masque of Reason

• 1947: Steeple Bush | Masque of Mercy

• 1962: In the Clearing

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