Literature · 1874–1963
Born: 26 March 1874 · Died: 29 January 1963 · Age at death: 88
Robert Frost died aged 88. He was born on 26 March 1874 and died on 29 January 1963.
American poet of The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening who won four Pulitzer Prizes
Did you know?He was the first poet to ever read a poem at a United States presidential inauguration, appearing for John F. Kennedy.
Robert Frost was America's best-loved poet of the 20th century. Born in San Francisco, he moved to New England as a boy and later tried his hand at farming. Success came late: his first books were published in England, where he lived from 1912 to 1915. His poems use plain speech and rural scenes to explore choices, loneliness and death. The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening are among the most quoted poems in English. He won four Pulitzer Prizes. He recited a poem at John F. Kennedy's inauguration.
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet.
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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by”
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American poet, 1874–1963
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on 26 March 1874.
He lived in England from 1912 to 1915.
North of Boston appeared in 1914.
He won four Pulitzer Prizes.
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Did you know?He is the only poet to have won four Pulitzer Prizes.
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