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
Poetry is what gets lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
I could define poetry this way: it is that which is lost out of both prose and verse in translation.
Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.
Poetry is the renewal of words, setting them free, and that's what a poet is doing: loosening the words.
Let's get my incantation right: "I wish I may, I wish I might" Give earth another satellite.
When clever people ask me where I get a poem, I despair.
Before now poetry has taken notice Of wars, and what are wars but politics Transformed from chronic to acute and bloody?
Summary riposte To the dreary wail There's no knowing what Love is all about. Poets know a lot.
Freedom is slavery some poets tell us. Enslave yourself to the right leader's truth, Christ's or Karl Marx', and it will set you free.
A poem begins with a lump in the throat
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.