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Robert Frost

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“The Gift Outright” is a 16-line poem in blank verse by American poet Robert Frost. Frost first read the poem in 1941 at the College of William and Mary, but recited it most famously 20 years later at the 1961 inauguration of John F. Kennedy. The poem depicts the first Americans making a "gift" of themselves to the American land in order to found the United States.

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Robert Frost Biographies (4)

Robert Frost

5,004 words, approx. 17 pages

Robert Frost is considered one of the foremost American poets of the twentieth century. Through his imagery of nature and life in rural New England, Frost explored fundamental questions about man's ex... Read more

Robert Lee Frost

2,049 words, approx. 7 pages

Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) was an intentionally American and traditionalist poet in an age of internationalized and experimental art. He used New England idioms, characters, and settings, recalling ... Read more

Robert (Lee) Frost

10,013 words, approx. 34 pages

When Robert Frost died on 29 January 1963, the public mourned the loss of what it thought was the grandfatherly old bard of the nation, the most beloved poet of the century, the gentle writer of simpl... Read more

Robert Lee Frost

11,059 words, approx. 37 pages

Biography EssayWhen Robert Frost died on 29 January 1963, the public mourned the loss of what it thought was the grandfatherly old bard of the nation, the most beloved poet of the century, the gentle ... Read more

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