Frost the Poet and His Poetry

by David A. Sohn (Editor), Richard H. Tyre

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Genres: Poetry, Biography

134 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Josh Caporale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review to follow.

[Gerardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Birches" is the poem that captures my senses. Frost is an awesome example of Nature Poetry. I mean he is a soul in the woods. Awesome poem... I love it.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Frost. His poetry puts a lot in life in perspective. I hope to find peace in the little things and in nature throughout my own life.

[Wyatt Schuelke]

This book is a pretty good read. I suggest you read it.

[Madison Hacker · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is about Frost's life and how he grew up. Even his very first poems and more. He did not have a good life until like the end of his days it seemed.

[Susan White · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is, in some ways, an odd book. The second half is great - Frost's poetry is accompanied by a brief guided analysis that is interesting and helpful. The first half, however, contains snippets of biography that are somewhat chronologically ordered but it's sometimes difficult to tell whose viewpoint is being shared. I'm not sure what the point was since it is too brief and disjointed to provide in-depth understanding and perspective of Frost as a person. Why not do either a full biography or a full study of the poetry? Worth a read regardless, especially if you are new to Frost. My four-star rating reflects the strength of the second half. Otherwise, it would have been a two.

[Mathew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great little volume of poetry which I bought 50 years ago when I was in the Navy. Like an album of songs which has favorites that you listen to over and over again, this book has poems which contain verses which have stuck with me over the years. Here is one from a poem titled "Desert Places":

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars-on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.

[Lime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re reading for TPL challenge ‘23. Over age 65.
Love this little book so much.