On this present day in historical past, March 26, 1874, American poet Robert Frost is born in San Francisco
The great poet Robert Lee Frost was born on this day in history, March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California.
Frost spent the first 11 years of his life in San Francisco until his father, journalist William Prescott Frost, Jr., died of tuberculosis, according to Biography.com.
After his death, Frost, his mother, and sister moved to live with his grandparents in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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The move was actually a homecoming for the Frosts, as their ancestors were originally from New England, according to the Poetry Foundation.
In 1892, Frost graduated from Lawrence High School. He was made “class poet” and served as co-valedictorian, along with his future wife Elinor White.
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Portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Robert Frost in the 1960s. When he was 86, Frost was asked to write and recite a poem for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961.
Two years after graduating high school, Frost’s poem “My Butterfly” was accepted by the New York Independent.
He received $15.
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To celebrate, Frost printed two copies of a book of six poems called “Twilight” — one for himself and one for his wife.
Over the next eight years, Frost published just 13 more poems, according to Biography.com.
Portrait of Robert L. Frost, American poet who wrote North of Boston and A Boy’s Will circa 1910.
The poet attended Dartmouth College for several months before returning home to work at a series of “unfulfilling jobs,” the site reports.
In 1897 Frost attended Harvard University. He broke off his studies after two years for health reasons and returned to his wife in Lawrence.
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Frost moved to Derry, New Hampshire, with his wife and two children in 1900 on property purchased from Frost’s grandfather.
Frost’s firstborn, Elliot, died of cholera in 1900. White gave birth to four more children.
The youngest Frost child, Elinor, born in 1907, tragically died just weeks after birth.
The Frosts attempted to make a living on the farm in New England for the next 12 years and pursued a number of unsuccessful ventures, including raising poultry, reports Biography.com.
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Frost had two poems – The Tuft of Flowers and The Trial by Existence – that were published in 1906.
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In 1912, Frost moved to Britain with his family after American magazines consistently rejected his work, reports the Poetry Foundation.
While Frost continued to write about New England, even while living across the pond, he published two volumes of poetry, A Boy’s Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914).
The poem “Mending Wall” (1914) by Robert Frost as featured in Barnes & Noble’s “A Treasury of Classic Poetry”.
“North of Boston” contained two of Frost’s most notable poems, “Mending Wall” (1914) and “After Apple-Picking” (1914).
These publications allowed Frost to return to the United States in 1915 – where he was celebrated as a literary figure.
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Frost met fellow poets Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas during this period.
They reportedly influenced Frost to write The Road Not Taken (1916).
This poem and Birches (1915) were published in his 1916 book Mountain Interval.
Robert Frost, poet, taught at Amherst College until 1938 when his wife died of cancer.
Frost’s reputation for writing poetry about nature grew while he was praised for his traditional poetry and meter, reports the Poetry Foundation.
His next book, New Hampshire (1923), contained classic poems such as Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening, which earned him his first Pulitzer Prize.
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In addition to writing, the poet has pursued a teaching career at several colleges, including Dartmouth College, the University of Michigan, and Amherst College in Massachusetts, according to Biography.com.
He taught in Amherst until 1938 when his wife died of cancer. The college’s main library is named after Frost.
Poet Robert Frost (center) reads one of his poems during the inauguration ceremony of John F. Kennedy at the Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 1961.
Frost has won four Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry and 40 honorary degrees.
In 1960 he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Congress.
At the age of 86, Frost was asked to write and recite a poem for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961.
On January 29, 1963, Frost died as a result of a previous prostate operation.
He was survived by two daughters, Lesley and Irma.
