Tuesday, June 07, 2011

News at Eleven: And for the first time in decades

the Robert Frost Farm--which sits on 12 hectares in Derry, N.H., about 16 kilometres north of the Massachusetts border--now closely resembles the place Frost left as he embarked on a life as a full-time poet, officials at the historic site say.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of when Frost sold the poultry farm for $1,100 to help pay for a three-year adventure in England where he would begin obtaining recognition in the world of letters.

from The Canadian Press: Robert Frost Farm marks 100th anniversary poet sold N.H. farm that inspired poems

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