The Frost Place
Encyclopedia
The Frost Place is a museum
and nonprofit educational center for poetry
located at Robert Frost
's former home in Franconia
, New Hampshire
, USA.
Since 1977, The Frost Place has awarded a resident poet award to an emerging American poet, which includes a stipend and the opportunity to live and write in the house during the summer. The Frost Place also sponsors an annual poetry festival, an advanced seminar, and a conference on poetry and teaching..
Frost and his family lived in the house from 1915 to 1920, and spent their summers there for nearly twenty years. The Frost Place was founded in 1976 when the farm was purchased by the town of Franconia, restored, and given its name, opening as a museum in 1977. A board of trustees assumed responsibility for the management of the museum and associated programs, and Donald Sheehan served as executive director until 2005. In 2006, the trustees appointed Jim Schley
to be Sheehan’s successor. From the fall of 2008 until April 2011 the trustees managed The Frost Place. In April 2011, Maudelle Driskell was named executive director.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
and nonprofit educational center for poetry
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...
located at 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...
's former home in Franconia
Franconia, New Hampshire
Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, USA.
Since 1977, The Frost Place has awarded a resident poet award to an emerging American poet, which includes a stipend and the opportunity to live and write in the house during the summer. The Frost Place also sponsors an annual poetry festival, an advanced seminar, and a conference on poetry and teaching..
Frost and his family lived in the house from 1915 to 1920, and spent their summers there for nearly twenty years. The Frost Place was founded in 1976 when the farm was purchased by the town of Franconia, restored, and given its name, opening as a museum in 1977. A board of trustees assumed responsibility for the management of the museum and associated programs, and Donald Sheehan served as executive director until 2005. In 2006, the trustees appointed Jim Schley
Jim Schley
Jim Schley is an American poet, teacher, editor, and theater artist. He is author of two poetry collections, most recently, As When, In Season , and has had his poems published in many literary journals and magazines including Ironwood, Crazyhorse, Rivendell, and Orion Magazine, in anthologies...
to be Sheehan’s successor. From the fall of 2008 until April 2011 the trustees managed The Frost Place. In April 2011, Maudelle Driskell was named executive director.
Resident poets
| Year | Poet |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Katha Pollitt |
| 1978 | Robert Hass |
| 1979 | Gary Miranda |
| 1980 | William Matthews |
| 1981 | Mary Jo Salter |
| 1982 | Cleopatra Mathis |
| 1983 | Denis Johnson |
| 1984 | Sherod Santos |
| 1985 | Kathy Fagan |
| 1986 | Christopher Gilbert |
| 1987 | Pattiann Rogers |
| 1988 | John Engels |
| 1989 | Julie Agoo |
| 1990 | Rosanna Warren |
| 1991 | Stanley Plumly |
| 1992 | Robert Cording |
| 1993 | Sharon Bryan |
| 1994 | Mark Halliday |
| 1995 | Luci Tapahonso |
| 1996 | David Graham |
| 1997 | Jeffrey Skinner |
| 1998 | Sue Ellen Thompson |
| 1999 | Mary Ruefle |
| 2000 | Mark Cox |
| 2001 | B. H. Fairchild |
| 2002 | Gray Jacobik |
| 2003 | Adrienne Su |
| 2004 | Major Jackson |
| 2005 | Laura Kasischke |
| 2006 | Robert Farnsworth |
| 2007 | Jody Gladding |
| 2008 | James Hoch |
| 2009 | Rigoberto González |
| 2010 | Adam Halbur |
| 2011 | K. A. Hays |