Robert Frost [Simply said], Robert Frost was an intriguing man. [In the span of his career], he was awarded four pulitzer prizes and recited a poem at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Many of his poems had underlying messages that would influence many people, even today. [In short], many of Frost’s poems give life lessons and enlighten the readers on the subjects of nature and life altogether, making Robert Frost an important poet in American History. Robert Lee Frost, named after the famous Southern General Robert E. Lee, was brought into this world on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He was born to William Frost, Jr. and Isabelle Frost. Growing up he had only a sister, Jeanie, to grow up with. When Robert Frost was eleven years …show more content…
It all started with his first poem, “My Butterfly: An Elegy.” It was published in The Independent in 1894. In 1906, Frost wrote two poems that really showed his love for the landscape. These were named “The Tuft of Flowers” and “The Trial By Existence.” Frost’s first book of poems, “A Boy’s Will,” was released in 1912. A year later, his second book of poems, “North of Boston,” was released. Soon after, the poem “The Road Not Taken,” inspired and wrote while in England, was released. Once again, his love for the outdoors shined through. In 1916, his third collection of poems, called “Mountain Interval,” was released containing poems written in England. Frost received his first pulitzer award for his amazing poem collection called New Hampshire (1924). He also received pulitzer awards for his poem collections Collected Poems (1931), A Further Range (1937), and A Witness Tree (1943). Frost recited his famous poem, “The Gift Outright,” during John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. The poem recited our American History and how we have become who we are today. Robert Frost believed the poems “The Most of It” and “Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be The Same” were two of his best poems. In his poem collection, “A Boy’s Will,” the poems “Storm Fear,” “Mowing,” and “The Tuft of Flowers” revealed a dark theme that had been hidden in Frost’s