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
The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.
The land was ours before we were the land's.
Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length
I am not a teacher, but an awakener.
The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom...in a clarification of life--not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.
The dog barks backwards without getting up; I can remember when he was a pup
All the fun's in how you say a thing
The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Do you know, Considering the market, there are more Poems produced than any other thing? No wonder poets sometimes have to seem So much more businesslike than businessmen. Their wares are so much harder to get rid of.
For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn't know I knew. I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing ... is discovering.
I am sure I have heard this several times from places I can't recall, but it's not already in the Gaia Quotes database, so I add this profound insight from the fields of psychological healing and spiritual evolution. It sure has helped me.
Nearly everybody is looking for something brave to do. I don't know why people shouldn't write poetry. That's brave.