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Robert Frost, 1954
“Good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost crafted some of the most indelible lines in American poetry in such poems as “Mending Wall” (1914).
Robert Frost
American poet
Also known as: Robert Lee Frost
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Robert Lee Frost
- Born:
- March 26, 1874, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Died:
- January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts (aged 88)
- Title / Office:
- poet laureate (1958-1959)
- Awards And Honors:
- Pulitzer Prize
- Bollingen Prize (1962)
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Robert Frost (born March 26, 1874, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of New England, his command of American colloquial speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations. He was the most highly honored American poet of the 20th century, receiving the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times. Several of his poems yielded lines that became indelible in the American consciousness, among them “Good fences make good neighbors” (from “Mending Wall”), “And miles to go before I sleep” (from ...(100 of 2235 words)