Robert Frost is arguably the most renowned American poet of all time. He used a simple conversational language to portray powerful messages. However, like many artitsts and writers, his success was not immediate. He faced many hardships and excessive grief along the way, including the untimely deaths of many family members, significant financial struggles and his continuing battle with depression.
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, to William and Jeanie Frost. He spent the first 11 years of his life in San Francisco until his father died of tuberculosis. Then he, his mother, and sister moved to Lawrence, MA, to live with his grandparents where he attended the local high school in Lawrence. While he was there, he started writing poetry and met Elinor …show more content…
However, once she finished college, they got married. Their first child, Elliot, was born in September of 1896. The following year, he took another shot at college, this time enrolling in Harvard. Health concerns and a need to support his growing family forced him to drop out after only two years.
Frost started farming the land given to him by his grandfather. While on the farm, he and Elinor had five more children (6 in total) -- 2/3 of whom would die before Robert would. It was also during this time that Frost wrote some of his most famous poems. However, despite his publication attempts, the poetry was not published until later in his life.
Although the 12 years of farming had been unsuccessful Robert drew many inspirations from the rural setting for his poems. Frost and his family sold the farm and moved to England where he hoped to pursue a career in poetry. There, he met with publishers who agreed to publish two of his poetry collections, A Boy’s Will and North of Boston. He also made friends with several famous poets, including Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas. The Frost family returned to the United States at the start of World War
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, to William and Jeanie Frost. He spent the first 11 years of his life in San Francisco until his father died of tuberculosis. Then he, his mother, and sister moved to Lawrence, MA, to live with his grandparents where he attended the local high school in Lawrence. While he was there, he started writing poetry and met Elinor …show more content…
However, once she finished college, they got married. Their first child, Elliot, was born in September of 1896. The following year, he took another shot at college, this time enrolling in Harvard. Health concerns and a need to support his growing family forced him to drop out after only two years.
Frost started farming the land given to him by his grandfather. While on the farm, he and Elinor had five more children (6 in total) -- 2/3 of whom would die before Robert would. It was also during this time that Frost wrote some of his most famous poems. However, despite his publication attempts, the poetry was not published until later in his life.
Although the 12 years of farming had been unsuccessful Robert drew many inspirations from the rural setting for his poems. Frost and his family sold the farm and moved to England where he hoped to pursue a career in poetry. There, he met with publishers who agreed to publish two of his poetry collections, A Boy’s Will and North of Boston. He also made friends with several famous poets, including Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas. The Frost family returned to the United States at the start of World War