blished in 1894, in the New York newspaper The Independent. He also begins to teach grades first through sixth in Salem. On December 19 1895, Frost marries Elinor. Elinor became a major inspiration in Frost’s poetry. He also worked as a reporter for Daily American and Sentinel in Lawrence. Elinor and Robert’s first son Elliot was born on September 25, 1896. Then in 1897, Frost decides to enter Harvard, while borrowing money from his grandfather. Again Frost decides to withdraw from Harvard on March 31, 1899. His daughter Lesley was born on April 28. The next couple of years were atrocious for Robert. His son Elliot dies of cholera and his mother dies of cancer. The are both buried in Lawrence. His grandfather William Prescott Frost dies on July 10, 1901. From his grandfather’s will, Frost receives the Derry Farm and 800 dollars. On May 27, 1902 their son Carol is born. The following year the short story “Trap Nests” is published. Then in June, their daughter Irma is born. Marjorie is born on March 28, 1906. That year the poem “Tuft of Flowers” in the Derry Enterprise is also published. In June of 1907, Elionor Bettina is born but tragically dies 3 days later. In1911 Frost accepted an offer to teach at State Normal School and the family moves or Plymouth. He also sold the Derry Farm that year. Later on Frost decided to live in England and he devoted himself to writing full time. He met and was influenced by contemporary British poets such as Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, and Robert Graves. By the time Frost returned to the United States, A Boy’s Will waspublished in 1913. He became the most acknowledged poet in the 1920’s. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1921. In 1961, Frost recited the poem “The Gift Outright” at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Each of his new books, such as The New Hampshire (1923), A Further Range (1936), Steeple Bush (1...
