Robert Frost had a long and well-lived life. Frost was born in San Francisco, California in the year 1874. Frost was and still is one of the most famous living American poets. Frost lived in San Francisco until his father's death in 1885. He and his mother then left for Lawrence, Massachusetts. Frost then graduated from high school at Lawrence High School in 1892. Frost graduated the class of valedictorian. After graduating from high school, Frost went to Dartmouth and Harvard, both Ivy League schools. He married his high school sweetheart Elinor Miriam White in 1895. After marrying her, they moved to New Hampshire where he had six children. Frost moved to try farming. Frost began raising chickens and published ten stories and sketches in two poultry magazines. While farming his family lived on the edge of poverty. He was determined to become a widely published poet. Unfortunately, Frost failed to find a large audience for his poems. His poems were too radical for American publishers of the early 1900s. Having no luck in America, Frost moved to England. Within a few months he found a publisher to publish his first book of poems, “A Boys Will” and “North of Boston.” (Thompson)The three years Robert Frost spent in England were the most important years for his career. While in London he made important contacts to further advance his career, such as Erza Pound, who introduced him to London literary circles. From that circle he soon made friends with Georgian poets. However, Frost's strongest friendship was with Edward Thomas, a poet born in Wales. Frost and Thomas both had the same poetic style. In 1914, at the outbreak of World War I, Frost and his family returned to America. From the popularity of hi...... middle of paper ......olds Pub., 2006. Print.2. Doreski, William. "Frost, Robert 1874-1963." American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Retrospective Supplement 1. Ed. A. Walton Litz and Molly Weigel. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 1998. 121-144. Scribner Writers on GVRL. Network. 11 December 2013.3. Hewitt, Geof. "Frost, Robert (1874-1963)." Poets of the world. Ed. Ron Padgett. vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2000. 369-380. Scribner Writers on GVRL. Network. 11 December 2013.4. Mazzeno, Laurence W. Masterful plots. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 2011. Print.5. Poetry for students. Np: Gale / Cengage Learning, 2008. Print.6. Thompson, Lawrence. "Frost, Robert 1874-1963." American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Ed. Leonardo Unger. vol. 2: Ralph Waldo Emerson to Carson McCullers. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 1974. 150-172. Scribner Writers on GVRL. Network. December 11. 2013.