in Florida, she dropped dead of a heart attack. At this Frost was devastated. He quit his teaching job and sold the house. Then he bought an isolated house in New Hampshire.The death and hardship was not yet over for Frost. His son was very depressed and Frost even went to see him but his son ended up committing suicide. Instead of wallowing in grief Frost decided to let his poetry reflect the tragedy he had gone through. One of these poems was "The wind and the rain". Now Frost was getting older, but he was getting the recognition he deserved. In 1962 he was invited to Russia. A few months later on January 29, 1963 Frost died during an operation. He was eighty-eight years old. Written on his headstone was a quote he used in one of his poems. It said, "I had a lover's quarrel with the world." Robert Frost is one of America's greatest poets. He was a wonderful man who loved life and loved nature. Frost was truly a man who set out to be great and he was. So many people loved his poetry. He is a man that nobody will ever forget because he changed the face of poetry. His life was a life of chances and getting what you want. Robert Frost always did what he wanted and that is what makes one of the best poets of his generation. Bibliography1. Frost, Robert The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York, 19672. Pritchard, William Frost: A literary Life Reconsidered. New York, Oxford University press,19843. Richards, Norman People of Destiny: Robert Frost. Children's press Chicago19584. Worldbook Encyclopedia. Chicago1960 ...
