- Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California.
- When Frost was two years old, his mother fled to Lawrence, Massachusetts, to get away from her husband, who was a drunk.
- She stayed there until her second baby was born, Jeannie, Robert's sister.
- Then they went back to San Francisco.
- A few years later, Robert's father died, so they took the body to Lawrence to be buried in the family cemetery.
- By the time he was 11, Robert Frost had crossed the U.S. three times.
- He married Elinor White and had 2 kids.
- Robert never in truth had any jobs, except being a poet, but he published many poems in his lifetime. Some of them are: The Road not Taken, The Raft of Flowers, The Pasture, and others.
- Robert also won four Pultizer awards and read The Gift Outright at the inauguration of John. F. Kennedy.
- He died on January 29, 1963 of a heart attack. He was 88 years old.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Facts About Robert Frost
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