Selected Poems - (Mint Editions) by Robert Frost (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Selected Poems</i> (1923) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost. Dedicated to Edward Thomas, a friend of Frost's and an important English poet who died toward the end of the First World War, <i>Selected Poems</i> is a wonderful sampling of poems from Frost's early collections, including <i>A Boy's Will</i> and <i>North of Boston</i>. Known for his plainspoken language and dedication to the images and rhythms of rural New England, Robert Frost is one of America's most iconic poets, a voice to whom generations of readers have turned in search of beauty, music, and life.</p> <p>"Mowing" envisions the poet's work through the prism of rural labor. "There was never a sound beside the wood but one / And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. / What was it it whispered?" The speaker does not know, but continues his task, hypnotized by its rhythm and simple music. In "After Apple-Picking," as fall gives over to winter, the poet remembers in dreams how the "Magnified apples appear and disappear, / Stem end and blossom end" as he climbs the ladder into the heart of the tree. Both a symbol for life and a metaphor for the poetic act, apple picking leaves the poet "overtired / Of the great harvest [he himself] desired", awaiting sleep as he describes "its coming on," wondering what, if anything, it will bring. "The Road Not Taken," perhaps Frost's most famous poem, is a meditation on fate and free will that follows a traveler in an autumn landscape, unsure of which path to take, but certain he cannot stand still.</p> <p>With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Frost's <i>Selected Poems</i> is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." For over a century, Robert Frost's poetry has struck readers for its simple, plainspoken language and quiet devotion to the soul of the natural world. <i>Selected Poems</i> is a generous sampling of some of the poet's early works, including "The Road Not Taken," "After-Apple Picking," and "Mowing."</p>
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