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A Boy's Will

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First published: 1913
Pages: 52

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Into My Own
28:06
Revelation
14:40
Now Close the Windows
7:43

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Dark woods, an abandoned house and an autumn pasture give Robert Frost's poems their first points of contact with the world. In A Boy's Will, landscapes become places where speakers consider solitude, attachment and the difficulty of being understood. "My November Guest" gives sorrow a companion's voice, while "Love and a Question" places a weary stranger at a bridegroom's door. The changing weather carries emotional weight, from the pressure of a snowstorm to pleasure in spring flowers.

The collection also turns toward ordinary work and shared experience. In "Mowing," the sound of a scythe draws attention to the satisfaction of labor; in "Going for Water," a search for a brook becomes a playful evening among trees. Short lyrics combine close attention to plants, birds and sounds with reflections on friendship, belief and personal choice.

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Robert Frost

Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most celebrated American poets of the twentieth century, known for his portraits of rural New England life and his command of everyday speech. He won four Pulitzer Prizes and read at John F. Kennedy's inauguration.