Robert Frost's Impact On Poetry

John F. Kennedy once proclaimed “Because of Robert Frost’s life and work… our hold on this planet has increased.” To elucidate on Kennedy’s quote, through Frost’s contributions he has changed many views on poetry. He becomes a very successful poet once he starts to publish his works to the public. Robert Frost’s background, works of poetry, and the age of disillusionment all played a major part in his fame. To begin, Robert Frost was an American poet who was welcomed into the world by his parents, William and Isabelle Frost, on March 26, 1874 in the city of San Francisco. While he attends high school, he finds a love for poetry as well as his future wife. His desire for writing poetry exceeds as he attended college (“Robert Frost”). Frost begins writing at the age of fifteen and continues doing so for seventy-three years (“FAQ About Robert
At the beginning of this period, the “Roaring Twenty’s” was occurring. At this time, people tended to have more money (Applebee 996). Thus, leading to more people buying Frost’s works; therefore, making him richer. Also, during this period, World War I was taking place. This war led him to the idea of writing a poem about it. The poem was in his book North of Boston titled “War Thoughts at Home.” This poem was about two of his companions who fought in the war. One of them, Edward Thomas, was killed in the war, which impacted Frost’s life. On the other hand, his other friend, Fredric Melcher, survived the war and played a major role with Frost and his book trading (Stilling). Also, Robert Frost wrote a poem to be said at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration; but, Frost was unable to read it because of the weather conditions outside. However, he was able to say an old poem that he had written and remembered from memory. All of these events, including some others, that happened during this age definitely left a huge impact on Robert and his