Last Updated: 25 Mar, 2023 | Views: 1329
Age: 88
Profession: Poet
Other Profession(s): Playwright
Famous For: His Depictions Of Rural New England Life
Higher Education: Harvard University
About (Profile/Biography):
A prominent American poet, Robert Lee Frost was known for describing rural life in England in vivid detail. He wrote descriptive poems that had a philosophical undertone and were written in colloquial speech. Many awards and honors were bestowed on him as a celebrated literary figure. Four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry have been awarded to him so far. A son of a journalist, he began writing poetry while in school. His early career was filled with a variety of jobs, but he never found fulfillment in any of them.
Career:
1894: Robert Lee Frost wrote a poem called My Butterfly. A poem titled An Elegy appeared in the New York Independent. For this, he was paid $15.
1897-1899: Robert Frost attended Harvard University, but he wasn't able to complete his degree due to health problems.
1913: An early work of poetry by him was A Boy's Will, published. His next book, North of Boston, came out the following year.
1915: Having achieved popularity with his poignant literary works, he became a popular poet.
From 1958 to 1959: Robert Lee Frost was also a poet-in-residence at the Library of Congress.
From 1921 to 1923: As a fellow, Robert Lee Frost taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Other Works:
1923: New Hampshire
1936: A Further Range
1947: Steeple Bush
1962: In the Clearing
Death:
In 1963, Frost died from complications from prostate surgery after a long life. The 88-year-old passed away.
