They moved in with his grandparents, and Frost attended Lawrence High School.Īfter high school, Frost attended Dartmouth College for several months, returning home to work a slew of unfulfilling jobs.īeginning in 1897, Frost attended Harvard University but had to drop out after two years due to health concerns. He spent the first 11 years of his life there, until his journalist father, William Prescott Frost Jr., died of tuberculosis.įollowing his father's passing, Frost moved with his mother and sister, Jeanie, to the town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Early Yearsįrost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He died of complications from prostate surgery on January 29, 1963. He exploded on the scene after returning from England at the beginning of World War I. Kennedy’s inauguration, Frost became a poetic force and the unofficial "poet laureate" of the United States.įrost spent his first 40 years as an unknown. Famous works include “Fire and Ice,” “Mending Wall,” “Birches,” “Out Out,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “Home Burial.” His 1916 poem, "The Road Not Taken," is often read at graduation ceremonies across the United States.
Robert Frost was an American poet and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes.
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