Robert Frost Born March 26, 1874,
American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, he frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century. Frequently honored during his lifetime, he is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution". He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, he was named poet laureate of Vermont, Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963). He would have been 150 today!!!!
Kennedy Leads in Tribute.
Not long before his death Mr. Frost had been dictating an article on Ezra Pound from his hospital bed when he fell asleep, . .
The Frost family suggested that instead of flowers, contributions may be made to a Robert Frost fund to establish special chairs for high school teachers. A number of such chair have already been created in the poet's name, and the project was one in which he was deeply interested. Contributions should be sent to Mr. Frost's publisher, A.C. Edwards of Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 383 Madison Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.
Robert Frost was beyond doubt the only American poet to play a touching personal role at a Presidential; inauguration; to report a casual remark of a Soviet dictator that stung officials in Washington, and to twit the Russians about the barrier to Berlin by reading to them, on their own ground, his celebrated poem about another kind of wall.
But it would be much more to the point to say he was also without question the only poet to win four Pulitzer Prizes and, in his ninth decade, to symbolize the rough-hewn individuality of the American creative spirit more than any other man.
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