Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frostwas an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century, Frost was honored frequently...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 March 1874
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
We dance round in a ring and suppose, While the secret sits in the middle and knows
Why abandon a belief merely because it ceases to be true? Cling to it long enough and... it will turn true again, for so it goes. Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.
I had a lovers quarrel with the world.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.
I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.
What is required is sight and insight- then you might add one more: excite.
The rain to the wind said, You push and I'll pelt.' They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged--though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Freedom lies in being bold.
Many lovers have been divorced By having what is free enforced.