Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. His family later moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts where he spent most of his adolescent years ("Robert Frost"). During these years, his interest in poetry was rooted. He was later accepted into Dartmouth College and Harvard, however, he never received an actual degree from either institutions ("Robert Frost").
After Mr. Frost left his educational journey behind, he went on to work various jobs such as a teacher, cobbler, and an editor. But in 1894, his first poem, “My Butterfly” , was published in The Independent which was the New York newspaper. A year later, Robert Frost married his wife, Elinor Miriam White. It is said that his relationship became the inspiration to majority of his work. The couple moved to England in 1912 where Mr. Frost built relations with contemporary British poets such as Edward Thomas, Robert Graves, Rupert Brooke, and Ezra Pound ("Robert Frost").
After three short years, the couple returned to the states in 1915 and Robert Frost has successfully published two collections: A Boy’s Will and North of Boston. His career reached its peak in the 1920’s when most of his work and books had been published such as New Hampshire, A Further Range, and Steeple Bush.He became a well known poet and his career had been well established.
Despite all these accomplishments, Robert Frost dealt with many saddening tragedies with his family. He suffered three of his own children’s deaths and also the death of his wife. His health began to decline and his lungs began to weaken. It is suggested that these events are what led up to the accumulation his "darker" works.
During his late life, Robert Frost received doctoral degrees from Cambridge and Oxford. He served on the Harvard staff and the Board of Overseers of Harvard. Then, in 1961, Robert Frost recited “The Gift Outright” at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Shortly after, Robert Frost’s final work, In the Clearing, was published in 1962 ("Robert Frost Biography").
Then, on January 29, 1963, Robert Frost died in Boston, Massachusetts from complications that followed an operation. Robert Frost was a highly celebrated and respected poet. Despite all the hardships and tragedies, Mr. Frost was able to dedicate his life to what he enjoyed most: poetry.
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"Robert Frost." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/192>.
"Robert Frost Biography - Life, Family, Children, Story, Death, Wife, School, Mother, Young."
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