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Robert Francis (August 12, 1901 – July 13, 1987) was an American poet who lived most of his life in Amherst, Massachusetts.. His 1953 poem, “The Pitcher”, is a classic work among coaches, athletes, baseball players—and pitchers and artists.
Handwritten version of 'Happiness Makes Up in Height For What It Lacks in Length' by Robert Frost. Found inscribed in a Robert Frost book in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A ...
The poem is considered one of Frost's darker and more somber poems, focusing on the terrifying nature of existence. [4] Additional themes are ones of loneliness, fear, and despair. [ 5 ] The poem opens with the speaker passing by an empty field during a snowstorm around dusk.
The poem asks you to analyze your life, to question whether every decision you made was for the greater good, and to learn and accept the decisions you have made in your life. One Answer to the Question would be simply to value the fact that you had the opportunity to live. Another interpretation is that the poem gives a deep image of suffering.
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.
"Fire and Ice" is a short poem by Robert Frost that discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate. It was first published in December 1920 in Harper's Magazine [ 1 ] and was later published in Frost's 1923 Pulitzer Prize -winning book New Hampshire .
Frost noted that this was the first time a poem had been read at a presidential inauguration, a trend which would continue. This was an historical milestone because it united poetry with politics. He made allusion to Kennedy's book Profiles in Courage as indicative of the courageous political leader that Kennedy exemplified.