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Writers, and their books alike, are greatly dependant upon the popularity of their readers. There are two kinds of readers however; the public, and the critics. Because of his ability to capture the essence of what both kinds aspire to, Robert Frost is believed to be the most popular poet of the twentieth century. The majority of American readers know of his work, titles, lines, famous quotes, and even the sound of his voice. These simple facts, combined with the remarkable achievements around his belt, are a testimony to his range and depth to his work. This is why Robert Frost can definitely be regarded as one of the greatest writers of the "Roaring Twenties." Frost's poems are "tricky" in their direction and massage. The imaginative and simple views that came through in Frost's poetry on literary issues rose naturally from the American social views around him. Despite Robert Frost's close connection with New England, he was in fact from "Sunny California." He was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, where his father worked as a journalist. His father, William Prescott Frost Jr., had the roots of a New Englishman in fact. Before his death from tuberculosis, William Frost asked that he
When Frost returned to America, his life seemingly became much busier, i.e, teaching seminars nationwide at highly acclaimed universities which, in turn, provided a handsome and charitable amount of fame and honor. The peak of Frost's public life however, was his appearance at JFK's inauguration in January of 1961. Isabelle taught at a school in Salem, New Hampshire as a means of support for the family tutoring not only other students but her own children as well. Whilst attending high school in Lawrence, Robert's first poems were published in the school bulletin. In 1892, he was co-valedictorian with Elinor White. On December 19, 1895, Robert Frost and Elinor were married. After a weak start at two colleges, Harvard being one of them, Robert had his first child, Elliot. Sadly, Elliot died of cholera, in July of 1900. He never finished college, despite his honored degrees received at various universities in both Britain and America later in life. The first ten years at the farm was the time that he did serious farming, despite his popular image as a poet-farmer. During the last five years however, he found it necessary to also teach at a school. In 1911, he sold the farm, and with the money, moved his family to England where he felt he was amongst serious poets. A London-based publisher soon accepted two of his manuscripts, and in 1915, Robert returned to America with his family as an established poet, now respected both in Great Britain and America. A Boy's Will (1913) was the first of his books. It consisted mainly of a selection of poems he had written over the past twenty years, and was considered to be more of a young man's book. It's content, on the main part, had a romantic theme which conformed greatly to the classic poetic scripture of his time; especially Shelley, and Keats, who had been a great influence on Frost when he was younger. It is believed however, that Robert Frost's true achievements lay within his later books entitled N
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