Robert Frost

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…and the famous "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (from New Hampshire) exemplify Frost's ability to join the pastoral and philosophical modes in lyrics of unforgettable beauty. Frost's poetic and political conservatism caused him to lose favor with some of his literary critics, but his reputation as a major poet is secure forever. He unquestionably succeeded in realizing his life's ambition: to write "a few poems it will be hard to get rid of."