Robert Frost Bio

Isabelle Moodie and William Prescott Frost Jr. were blessed with a son March 26, 1874. This son was named after the Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. We know him today as Robert Lee Frost, one of the best-known and loved poets of all time. Frost began kindergarten in 1879; however, he was struck with nervous stomach pains the very first day and never returned. Frost did attempt to return to school on a few occasions, but was always …

…resolution honoring Frost on his 75th birthday. Frost continued to receive dinners in his honor and awards in his name. In 1958, Eisenhower appointed Frost to act as a consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress and was awarded the Emerson-Thoreau Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congress awarded Frost a gold medal in 1960 in recognition of his poetry. Robert Frost published one more book before he died, In the Clearing, in 1962.