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Poetry awesome Robert Lee Frost was calved successful San Francisco, California, on this time successful history, March 26, 1874.
Frost spent nan first 11 years of his life successful San Francisco until his father, journalist William Prescott Frost, Jr., died of tuberculosis, according to Biography.com.
After his death, Frost, his mother and his sister moved successful pinch his grandparents successful Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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The move was really a homecoming for nan Frosts, since their ancestors primitively hailed from New England, according to Poetry Foundation.
In 1892, Frost graduated from Lawrence High School. He was named "class poet" and served arsenic co-valedictorian pinch his early wife, Elinor White.
Portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning American Poet Laureate Robert Frost successful nan 1960s. When he was 86 years old, Frost was asked to constitute and singing a poem for John F. Kennedy’s inauguration connected Jan. 20, 1961. (Bachrach/Getty Images)
Two years aft his precocious schoolhouse graduation, Frost’s poem "My Butterfly" was accepted by nan New York Independent.
He was paid $15.
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In celebration, Frost printed 2 copies of a book of six poems called "Twilight" — 1 transcript for himself and 1 for his wife.
Throughout nan adjacent 8 years, Frost only had 13 further poems published, according to Biography.com.
Portrait of Robert L. Frost, American writer who wrote "North of Boston" and "A Boy's Will," circa 1910s. (Getty Images)
The writer attended Dartmouth College for respective months earlier returning location to activity astatine a number of "unfulfilling jobs," nan website reports.
In 1897, Frost attended Harvard University. He dropped retired aft 2 years owed to wellness concerns, returning to his woman successful Lawrence.
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Frost, on pinch his woman and 2 children, moved to Derry, New Hampshire, successful 1900, onto a spot purchased by Frost’s grandfather.
Frost’s firstborn, Elliot, died of cholera successful 1900. White went connected to springiness commencement to four much children.
Portrait of Robert Frost and family, circa 1910s. (Fotosearch/Getty Images)
The Robert Frost Farm Historic Site, successful Derry, New Hampshire, connected Sept. 26, 2007, wherever Robert Frost and his family erstwhile lived. (Mark Wilson/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The youngest Frost child, Elinor, calved successful 1907, tragically died conscionable weeks aft birth.
The Frosts attempted to build a life connected nan New England workplace for nan adjacent 12 years, pursuing a assortment of unsuccessful endeavors including poultry farming, Biography.com reports.
Frost had 2 poems — "The Tuft of Flowers" and "The Trial by Existence" — published successful 1906.
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In 1912, Frost moved his family to nan U.K. aft American magazines consistently rejected his work, Poetry Foundation reports.
While Frost continued to constitute astir New England moreover erstwhile surviving crossed nan pond, he published 2 poesy books, "A Boy’s Will" (1913) and "North of Boston" (1914).
The poem "Mending Wall" (1914) by Robert Frost, arsenic shown successful "A Treasury of Classic Poetry" from Barnes & Noble. (Angelica Stabile/Fox News Digital)
"North of Boston" featured 2 of Frost’s astir notable poems, "Mending Wall" (1914) and "After Apple-Picking" (1914).
These publications allowed Frost to move back, successful 1915, to nan U.S. — wherever he was celebrated arsenic a literate figure.
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Frost met pinch chap poets Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas during this time.
They reportedly influenced Frost to constitute "The Road Not Taken" (1916).
This poem, arsenic good arsenic "Birches" (1915), was published successful his book "Mountain Interval" successful 1916.
Robert Frost, poet, taught astatine Amherst College until 1938, erstwhile his woman died of cancer. (Getty Images)
Frost's estimation grew for penning poems astir quality while receiving praise for his accepted lyric and meter, Poetry Foundation reports.
His adjacent book, "New Hampshire" (1923), featured classical poems specified arsenic "Stopping by Woods connected a Snowing Evening," which earned him his first Pulitzer Prize.
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In summation to writing, nan writer pursued a school profession astatine respective colleges, including Dartmouth College, nan University of Michigan and Amherst College successful Massachusetts, according to Biography.com.
He taught astatine Amherst until 1938, erstwhile his woman died of cancer. The college’s main room is named successful Frost’s honor.
Poet Robert Frost (center) sounds 1 of his poems during John F. Kennedy's inauguration ceremonial astatine nan Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 20, 1961. (Getty Images)
Frost went connected nan triumph 4 Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry, arsenic good arsenic 40 honorary degrees.
In 1960, he was awarded nan Congressional Gold Medal by Congress.
At 86 years old, Frost was asked to constitute and singing a poem for John F. Kennedy’s inauguration connected Jan. 20, 1961.
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On Jan. 29, 1963, Frost died owed to complications from erstwhile prostate surgery.
He was survived by 2 daughters, Lesley and Irma.
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Angelica Stabile is simply a manner writer for Fox News Digital.
