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Robert Frost: Online Resources



Robert Frost
Consultant in Poetry, 1958-59


On May 22, 1958, Librarian of Congress Lawrence Quincy Mumford announced the appointment of Robert Frost to be the 12th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Frost, one of the best-known and most beloved American poets of the 20th century, won the Pulitzer Prize four times for New Hampshire (1924), Collected Poems (1931), A Further Range (1937), and A Witness Tree (1943). Much of Frost's work deals with the life and landscape of New England. He was a poet of traditional verse forms and metric, avoiding the poetic movements of his time. He served one term as Consultant in Poetry, finishing his duties in spring 1959.


This guide compiles links to resources on Robert Frost throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as selected links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. To suggest additions to this guide, please contact the Digital Reference Section.


Library of Congress Web Site


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Press Releases, Articles


"Robert Frost Named Poetry Consultant for 1958-59" (PDF, 263 KB)
Library of Congress Information Bulletin , May 22, 1958


Documents, Features, Photographs


Features Highlighting Frost's Poetry Reading at John F. Kennedy's Presidential Inauguration


First Drafts: Poem for a President
Library of Congress Blog. January 29, 2013. Highlights Robert Frost's original manuscript of "Dedication."


The Poetry of Robert Frost
American Treasures exhibit page highlighting Frost's poems "Dedication" and "The Gift Outright."


The Poetry of Robert Frost
"I Do Solemnly Swear. " exhibit page highlighting Frost's poems "Dedication" and "The Gift Outright."


Robert Frost Reads Poem at JFK's Inauguration
Entry from the Library's America's Library site for younger students.


Teacher Resources - Presidential Inaugurations
Includes study questions to help students think critically about "Dedication" and "The Gift Outright."


Today in History: Kennedy's Inauguration
Discusses Frost's poetry reading at Kennedy's presidential inauguration.


Letter from Verner W. Clapp to Robert Frost, February 15, 1950
An invitation to Robert Frost to join the Fellows in American Letters. From the American Memory collection Freedom’s Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953.


Letter to Robert Frost
Letter to Robert Frost from the 2007 Level 1 Letters About Literature national winner.


Photographs of Robert Frost
From the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Additional photographs can be found by searching the catalog on the phrase Robert Frost.


Works by Robert Frost in the Library of Congress online catalog can be found under the following author heading:


Works about Robert Frost can be found in the Library of Congress online catalog under subject headings that begin Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.


External Web Sites


Biographical Information, Poetry


Academy of American Poets
A biography of Robert Frost, samples of his poetry, and links to external resources.


Bartleby.com
Includes the full text of A Boy’s Will , North of Boston , and Mountain Interval , as well as miscellaneous Frost poems to 1920.


Bedford/St. Martins
Biography and timeline of Frost's life.


"Frost's Life and Career"
Biography of Frost by William H. Pritchard on the Modern American Poetry Web site


Harvard Square Library
Biography of Frost and four poems.


Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Overview of Frost's life and work from the Literature textbook.


Poetry Foundation
A biography of Robert Frost, bibliography, and samples of his poetry.


The Writer's Almanac
Full text of more than 35 poems, some with audio recordings by Garrison Keillor.


Interviews and General Articles


"The Trouble with Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens"
LITTORAL: The Journal of the Key West Literary Seminar , April 14, 2009.


"Robert Frost's Christmas Cards"
Poetry & Popular Culture, December 24, 2008.


" https://response-essay.com , At Last"
Review of Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose & Plays . By Dana Gioia, 1995.


"Robert Frost: 1875–1963"
By Robert Lowell, The New York Review of Books , February 1, 1963.


"Robert Frost"
The Art of Poetry No. 2, The Paris Review , Issue 24 (Summer-Fall 1960).


"Robert Frost's America"
The Atlantic Monthly , June 1951.


Audio Recordings of Frost


HarperAudio Recordings of Robert Frost
A four-part collection of audio recordings made by HarperAudio.


Lectures and Poetry Readings
Recordings of lectures and readings by Frost at Middlebury College's Bread Loaf campus.


Robert Frost Out Loud
Includes a number of recordings of Frost's poems. (Note: a blue arrow next to a poem indicates that the recording was made by Frost.)


University of California, Berkeley, Moffit Library Media Resources Center
A video library that includes several recordings of Frost. Direct links to these recordings follow:


Audio Recordings About Frost


Robert Frost: Modern American Poet (36:18)
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, September 2008.


Kay Ryan on Robert Frost (14:14)
Poetry Off the Shelf podcast, September 19, 2007.


Robert Frost's Contrarieties
Academy of American Poets, October 9, 1990.


Readings of Frost's Poems


The Writer's Almanac
Links to poems from 2001-present include audio recordings by Garrison Keillor.


Video (includes television programs, readings, and animated poetry)


Recordings of Frost


Frost Reads "After Apple-Picking" (video does not include footage of Frost)
Learner.org, from Voices & Visions series.


Programs about Frost


Booknotes
Jay Parini discusses his book, Robert Frost: A Life , August 3, 1999.


Instructional Video Program about Robert Frost (57:15) (free registration required)
Learner.org, Voices & Visions series.


Yale University Frost Lecture (46:05)
Video from Yale University's ENGL 310: Modern Poetry course. Also available from Google Video. January 22, 2007.


Readings of Frost Poems


Online NewsHour
Robert Pinsky reads "Mending Wall."


YouTube
Videos clips related to Robert Frost, including readings, lectures, and video animations.


The Frost Place
A nonprofit educational center for poetry and the arts based at Robert Frost’s old homestead, which is owned by the town of Franconia, New Hampshire.


The Robert Frost Farm
The Robert Frost Farm in Derry, New Hampshire, was home to Robert Frost and his family from 1900 to 1911.


The Friends of Robert Frost
Preserves the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, Vermont.


The Robert Frost Society
Supports the academic study of Frost's life and work.


Special Collections (Online Overviews and Finding Aids)


Note: This is a selected list of guides to special collections about Robert Frost. Consult a librarian at your local library for assistance locating additional Frost collections.


The Edna Hanley Byers Robert Frost Collection
Finding aid to the Frost Collection in the Manuscript Collections at Bluffton University Library's Archives and Special Collections.


Frank P. Piskor Collection of Robert Frost
Overview of the collection at the Owen D. Young Library, St. Lawrence University.


Frederic G. Melcher-Robert Frost Collection
Guide to the Melcher-Forst Collection at the University of Virginia Library.


Frost Materials from the Parkman Dexter Howe Library
Summary of Frost materials included in the Parkman Dexter Howe Library, Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.


Louis Mertins Collection of Robert Frost
Finding aid to the Frost collection at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.


Robert Frost Collection
Finding Aid to the Robert Frost Collection in the special collections of Jones Library (Amherst Massachusetts).


Robert Frost Collection
Finding aid to the Frost Collection at the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut.


The Robert Frost Collection
Overview of the Frost Collection at the Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College Library.


The Robert Frost Collection
Overview of the Frost Collection at the University of Maryland Libraries.


The Robert Frost Collection
Overview of the Frost Collection at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University.


Robert Frost Collection, 1887-2008
Finding Aid to the Robert Frost Collection at Amherst College Archives & Special Collections.


Robert Frost Collection, 1924-1977
Finding aid to the Frost Collection in Princeton University Library's Manuscript Division


Robert Frost Papers
Catalog record for the Frost collection held in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.


Robert Frost Papers, 1909-1987
Finding aid to the Frost Papers in the Milne Special Collections, University of New Hampshire Library.


Untermeyer-Frost Collection, 1913-1964
Catalog record for the Untermeyer-Frost Collection held in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.


Teaching and Study Resources


Lesson Plans, Teacher's Guides


"Frost and Snow" (PDF, 74 KB)
Literary Cavalcade , November/December 2005.


The Robert Frost Farm
Links to many teachers' resources and lesson plans.


Robert Frost's Poems (PDF, 90 KB)
St. Martin's Press Teacher's Guide


Robert Frost Resources from EDSITEment
Several Robert Frost lesson plans and available through EDSITEment.


Teachable Moments (PDF, 990 KB)
Teacher's guide to Frost's poems “War Thoughts at Home"


Essays and Critical Works


Note : For help locating criticism of Frost's poems in print, see the Library's guide to poetry criticism.


Academy of American Poets
The Further Reading section includes several essays on Frost's writings.


"The Counterlove of Robert Frost"
Twentieth Century Literature , Fall, 2008 (via findarticles.com).


The Frost Free Library
Includes scholarly criticism on Frost's writings as well as a Frost tutorial for students.


Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Links to excerpts from critical articles from the Literature textbook.


Modern American Poetry
Includes scholarly criticism of more than 25 of Frost's best known poems.


Perspectives in American Literature
A bibliography of biographical and critical publications about Frost's life and works.


A Frost Bouquet: An Exhibition in the Tracy W. McGregor Room
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.


Robert Frost at Bread Loaf
Special Collections, Middlebury College.


Robert Frost Visits Stillwater
Special Collections & University Archives, Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University Library.


Robert Frost in the News


Google News results for recent and older articles on Robert Frost