A Witness Tree

By Robert Frost

This collection was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1943. Most of the poems in this volume are short lyrics, published after several unfortunate tragedies had occurred in Frost's personal life, i.e. his daughter Marjorie's death in 1934, his wife's death in 1938, his son Carol's suicide in 1940. Despite these losses, Frost continued to work on his poetry and eventually fell in love with his secretary Kay Marrison, who became the primary inspiration of the love poems in this collection. This collection is the last of Frost's books that demonstrates the seamless lyric quality of his earlier poems. The most popular poem of this volume is "The Gift Outright", a patriotic poem that was recited at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Reading Essentials
• Release date: Jun 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9788834145807

Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. Frost was honoured frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution." He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont. (Wikipedia)

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A Witness Tree 

by Robert Frost

First published in 1942

This edition published by Reading Essentials

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A Witness Tree 

 by 

 Robert Frost

TO K.M.

FOR HER PART IN IT

CONTENTS

ONE OR TWO

TWO OR MORE

TIME OUT

QUANTULA

OVER BACK

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BEECH

Where my imaginary line

Bends square in woods, an iron spine

And pile of real rocks have been founded.

And off