Robert Frost, an American poet, was born in San Francisco, California in 1874.
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet who lived from March 26, 1874 until January 29, 1963. His work was first published in England before being released in the United States. Frost, known for his accurate descriptions of rural life and grasp of American vernacular English, regularly wrote about rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, utilising it to investigate complicated social and philosophical concerns. Frost is the only poet to have received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry during his lifetime. He established himself as one of America's few "public literary characters, practically an artistic institution." In 1960, he received the Congressional Gold Medal for his lyrical writings. Frost was chosen poet laureate on July 22, 1961.
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