There have been millions of writers and millions of books filed with short stories and poems and life experiences. But one the most recognized poets of his time and so on was Robert Frost. Most Americans are familiar with his name and may be a piece or two, but to the avid reader of poetry or novels Robert Frost is to be pinned as one of the greatest, if not the very greatest of American poets ever.
Born in San Francisco, California, in 1874 Roberts parents were involved in journalism and politics and teaching. Robert attended high school in Lawrence, where his first poems where published in the school newspaper. He graduated co-valedictorian and soon after married the valedictorian. Robert tired a few colleges but never finished. He attended Dartmouth and Harvard both for short periods of time but with drew do to children. Growing up Robert wor
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening was written in just about that way, after I had been working all nigh long on New Hampshire. But I must admit, it was written in a few minutes without any strain (Robert Frost)." There are four possible meanings to this poem. First, the driver contemplates the purity of life without sin (snow), but decides one must move on-spurred on by the horse-before living as sinless a life as if one were sleeping or dead. Or the interpretations can just the opposite: the reader contemplates a fallen nature represented by the woods and wants to indulge the sin, but at least moment is reined in by the harnessed horse. Third: the driver contemplates the coldness of the snow and is tempted to give up all relationships and become a hermit, but the horse reminds the driver of another presence-in-need and the driver is reminde
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