New Hampshire (book)
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New Hampshire is a 1923
Pulitzer Prize
-winning volume of poems
written by Robert Frost
. The book included several of Frost's most well-known poems, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
", "Nothing Gold Can Stay
" and "Fire and Ice
". Illustrations for the collection were provided by Frost's friend, woodcut artist J. J. Lankes
.
1923 in literature
The year 1923 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey makes his first appearance in print....
Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. However, special citations for poetry were presented in 1918 and 1919.-Winners:...
-winning volume of poems
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
written by Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...
. The book included several of Frost's most well-known poems, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem written in 1922 by Robert Frost, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery and personification are prominent in the work...
", "Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nothing Gold Can Stay (poem)
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1923, and published in the Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in the collection New Hampshire that earned Frost the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.New Hampshire also included Frost's poems "Fire and Ice" and...
" and "Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice (poem)
"Fire and Ice" is one of Robert Frost's most popular poems, published in December 1920 in Harper's Magazine and in 1923 in his Pulitzer-prize winning book New Hampshire. It discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate...
". Illustrations for the collection were provided by Frost's friend, woodcut artist J. J. Lankes
J. J. Lankes
Julius John Lankes was an illustrator, a woodcut print artist, author, and college professor.-Early life and education:Lankes was born on August 31, 1884 in Buffalo, New York to parents of German heritage. His father worked in a lumber mill and brought home small scraps of wood...
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Poems
- New Hampshire
- A Star in a Stone-Boat
- The Census-Taker
- The Star-Splitter
- Maple
- Where's my Hat?
- The Ax-Helve
- The Grindstone
- The Grinderman
- Paul's Wife
- Gordon Brown
- Wild Grapes
- Place for a Third
- Two Witches
- An Empty Threat
- A Fountain, a Wine Bottle, a Donkey's Ears, a Garbage can, Five barrels of Coal, a Broken Clock, a Burnt Hat and Some Books
- I Will Sing You One-O
- The consumed hat
- The exploding barrel
- Fragmentary Blue
- Fire and IceFire and Ice (poem)"Fire and Ice" is one of Robert Frost's most popular poems, published in December 1920 in Harper's Magazine and in 1923 in his Pulitzer-prize winning book New Hampshire. It discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate...
- In a Disused Graveyard
- Dust of Snow
- To E.T.
- And then I sat and grew a tail
- Nothing Gold Can StayNothing Gold Can Stay (poem)"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1923, and published in the Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in the collection New Hampshire that earned Frost the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.New Hampshire also included Frost's poems "Fire and Ice" and...
- The Runaway
- The Aim Was Song
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem written in 1922 by Robert Frost, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery and personification are prominent in the work...
- For Once, Then, Something
- She was like chewing glass
- Blue-Butterfly Day
- The Onset
- To Earthward
- Good-by and Keep Cold
- Two Look at Two
- Not to Keep
- A Brook in the City
- The Kitchen Chimney
- Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter
- A Boundless Moment
- Evening in a Sugar Orchard
- Gathering Leaves
- The Valley's Singing Day
- Misgiving
- A Hillside Thaw
- Plowmen
- On a Tree Fallen Across the Road
- Our Singing Strength
- The Lockless Door
- The crushed face
- The Need of Being Versed in Country Things
- My Butterfly