Robert Frost: Education by Poetry

Some of you will recall the inauguration of President Kennedy on a bitterly cold day when four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost spoke from memory the historic words of “The Gift Outright.”  Most will remember from childhood such popular favorites as “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The Road Not Taken.”  My lecture will touch upon these better-known verses.  In addition, it will provide an overview of the poet’s life, with special attention to the at-home teaching of his children. You will be able to appreciate both the accessibility of his poems and their underlying complexity. 

Dr. Lesley Lee Francis, Author, Granddaughter of Robert Frost

Wednesday    10:30 AM to 12:00 PM      Sep 30      Class 685