Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Poet of the Month: Robert Frost


Poet Robert Frost, in 1954.

Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California.  He was raised by his mother and had a younger sister named Jeannie.  By the time he was 11 years old, he had crossed the United States three times!  He married Elinor White and had two children.  Robert published many poems in his lifetime.  He won four Pulitzer awards and read his poem, The Gift Outright, at the inauuration of President John F. Kennedy.  He died on January 29, 1963 at the age of 88 years old.

To read poems by Robert Frost, click here!

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