The American poet Robert Lee Frost was born in  San Francisco, California, USA in 1874. Frost’s  first poem was published in his high school magazine .  His work was first published in England and then America. He is known for rural insights in his work, despite the fact he was raised in the city.

Amongst the rewards Frost received were four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and the  Congressional Gold Medal in 1960.

Frost died in Boston  on January 29, 1963, of complications from prostate surgery.

Read a selection of Robert Frost poems