Robert Frost Biography

His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.

His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution". He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetical works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named Poet laureate of Vermont.

Selected Bibliography:

Poetry:

• In the Clearing (Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1962) Hard
• Not to Be King (House of Books, 1951)
• Steeple Bush (Henry Holt and Company, 1947)
• Masque of Reason (Henry Holt and Company, 1945)
• Come In, and Other Poems (Henry Holt and Company, 1943)
• A Witness Tree (Henry Holt and Company, 1942)
• A Further Range (Henry Holt and Company, 1936)
• From Snow to Snow (Henry Holt and Company, 1936)
• The Lone Striker (Knopf, 1933)
• The Lovely Shall Be Choosers (Random House, 1929)
• West-Running Brook (Henry Holt and Company, 1928)
• New Hampshire (Henry Holt and Company, 1923)
• Mountain Interval (Henry Holt and Company, 1916)
• North of Boston (Henry Holt and Company, 1914)
• A Boy’s Will (Henry Holt and Company, 1913)