Tag Archives: Robert Frost

Live in the Layers, Not on the Litter

By Robin Bates | Published: September 15, 2018

Stanley Kunitz writes a variation of Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” that beautifully captures Yom Kippur themes.

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Sleeping Outdoors

By Robin Bates | Published: July 10, 2018

Poetry adds an extra dimension to sleeping outdoors.

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The Dangerous Art of Chainsaws

By Robin Bates | Published: June 5, 2018

I thought of Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” as tree trimmers took down a rotten tree by our house.

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Graded Essays Are Like Chopped Wood

By Robin Bates | Published: December 20, 2017

If you are a teacher swamped by end-of-term essays, Frost’s “Woodpile” has some good advice for you.

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Walking Down the Saddest City Lane

By Robin Bates | Published: December 17, 2017

In which I read Robert Frost’s “I Have Been Acquainted with the Night” as an Advent poem.

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Not Your Father’s Apple Cider

By Robin Bates | Published: July 19, 2016

A visit to my cousins’ hard apple cider processing plant showed me that making the beverage has changed markedly since the days of John Keats and Robert Frost.

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A Message from the Mower in the Dew

By Robin Bates | Published: August 25, 2014

Robert Frost’s “Tuft of Flowers” helped me grieve for my son in ways I am only beginning to understand.

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This Is the Way the World Ends

By Robin Bates | Published: May 15, 2014

Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” reflects upon how the world will end. Recent news of melting Antarctic glaciers says we can expect fire and ice to both play a role.

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Captain Nemo Invades New England

By Robin Bates | Published: February 13, 2013

Snowstorm Nemo set in conjunction with Joyce’s “The Dead” leads to some interesting reflections.

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