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Robert Frost

(1874–1963) Playwright United States

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Robert Frost talks about the brain as a busy worker that starts when you get up and stops at the office. He also notices how birches bend when a boy swings on them and how the sky can be loved in calm or stormy weather. He points out that teachers can either overload you or give a gentle push.

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Robert Frost was a playwright from the United States, best known for North of Boston.

Quick Facts About Robert Frost

Born
March 26, 1874
Died
January 29, 1963
Nationality
United States
Profession
Playwright
Notable works
North of Boston
Known for
A Masque of Reason, Mountain Interval, New Hampshire, North of Boston, West-Running Brook
Spouse
Elinor Miriam Frost

About Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet celebrated for his realistic pictures of rural life and his skill with everyday American speech. In the early 1900s he set many poems in New England country, using those settings to probe complex social and philosophical questions.

Awards & Honors

Bollingen Prize Congressional Gold Medal Robert Frost Medal United States Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Emerson-Thoreau Medal Russell Loines Award for Poetry honorary doctor of Harvard University
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honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets honorary doctor of the University of Miami

Quotes by Robert Frost

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