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Robert Frost: Sixteen Poems to Learn by Heart
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Celebrate Robert Frost's 150th birthday with a deluxe keepsake edition featuring 16 of his greatest poems--with brilliant essays highlighting his special genius and the power of memorization to unlock the magic of his language During a public reading Robert Frost was once asked why he so frequently recited his poems from memory. With typical wit, he replied: "If they won't stick to me, I won't stick to them." Remarkably among the modern poets, his poems "stick" to the reader: "Mending Wall, " with its famous invocation of the rural maxim "Good fences make good neighbors"The Road Not Taken, " about the beguiling possibilities of life"Birches, " which reminds us that "One could do worse than be a swinger of birches"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, " with its unforgettable final line: "And miles to go before I sleep.">Anyone who has read and loved Frost's poetry will want to own and treasure this little gift edition. Those reading Frost for the first time or those wishing to become better acquainted with one of America's greatest poets will not find a better, more insightful guide than Jay Parini.
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