"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost - Audio Poem of the Day

Listen to a recording of a man reading this poem by Robert Frost, a poem that is good for children: The Road Not Taken - Poem of the Day

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

"Robert Frost: 'The Road Not Taken'" by Katherine Robinson : The Poetry Foundation

Our choices are made clear in hindsight. Read "Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken" by Katherine Robinson.

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

"The Pasture" by Robert Frost, 1874-1963 : Poets.org

I dedicate the poem "The Pasture" by Robert Frost to the memory of my father Hugh M. Gilmer (1914-2006), who was a farmer, and to the memory of my mother Evelyn M. Gilmer (1923-2016), who wanted to marry a farmer and who enjoyed being a farmer's, my father's, wife.

Robert Frost : Poets.org

"The Final Say: The Tax Man Cometh" by Monty Gilmer

THE FINAL SAY: THE TAX MAN COMETH

by Monty Gilmer

According to Time magazine, "Albert Einstein once admitted that figuring out his U. S. income tax was beyond him -- he had to go to a tax consultant. 'This is too difficult for a mathematician,' said Einstein. 'It takes a philosopher.'"

Read a short poem about the hardship of accounting, the short poem "Money" by Robert Frost, on page 4 of the April 1936 issue of Poetry Magazine.

Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Happiness is having memorized a poem. Read -- and memorize -- this classic poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation. The poem, which I myself have memorized, begins, "Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house is in the village though; / He will not see me stopping here / To watch his woods fill up with snow. [ . . . ]"

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

"The Gift Outright" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem: The Gift Outright by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

"My November Guest" by Robert Frost

Read this poem by American poet Robert Frost from his first book of poetry A Boy's Will (1913): "My November Guest"

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Advice in Six Words from Robert Frost and from Monty Gilmer

                                   

Never cut what you can untie.

-- Robert Frost

My own advice in six words is published in the new Six Words book The Best Advice in Six Words (2015), edited by Larry Smith. Take my advice:  buy this book!

"October" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem about trees in autumn: October by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

What we’ve gotten wrong about this Robert Frost classic : NewsHour Poetry Series : Video : The Poetry Foundation

David Orr says "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is widely misinterpreted. What we’ve gotten wrong about this Robert Frost classic : NewsHour Poetry Series : Video : The Poetry Foundation

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

"Fireflies in the Garden" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Read this short poem, which is good for children: Fireflies in the Garden by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet

"The Tuft of Flowers" by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

American poet Robert Frost was born on this day in 1874 in San Francisco, California. Read this classic poem of his: The Tuft of Flowers by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation

Robert Frost (1874-1963)