Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frostwas an American poet. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 March 1874
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye;
Only God and I knew what I meant when I wrote it, now only God knows
Loyalty is that for the lack of which your gang will shoot you without benefit of trial by jury.
A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view.
A poem may be worked over once it is in being, but may not be worried into being.
I heard someone say he [Carl Sandburg] was the kind of writer who had everything to gain and nothing to lose by being translated into another language.
Ends and beginnings—there are no such things. There are only middles.
I've given offense by saying I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.
Create and stir other people to create.
Earth's the right place for love. I don't know where it's likely to go better.
Life is tons of discipline. Your first discipline is your vocabulary; then your grammar and your punctuation
Poetry is the renewal of words, setting them free, and that's what a poet is doing: loosening the words.
Life is tons of discipline.
Let's get my incantation right: "I wish I may, I wish I might" Give earth another satellite.