“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.”
Robert Frost
Have you ever wondered when and where Robert Frost was when he penned your favorite poem? These answers may be revealed below.
Many thanks to our docent, Mark Roberts, for finding a reference to this document, and to the Beinecke Library at Yale University for archiving it and sharing these images.
This document was handwritten by Elinor Frost, Robert Frost’s wife.
Mountain Interval is the title of Robert Frost’s 1916 collection of poetry, published while he was living in Franconia, NH. The words “mountain interval” can refer to two things. It’s an old-fashioned term for a valley, where his farmhouse is situated, and in hindsight, it also refers to the period of time Robert Frost spent doing his work as a poet in Franconia, NH. You might say that Frost’s “mountain interval” was 1915-1920.
If you would like your own copy of Mountain Interval, we recommend A Collection of Poems by Robert Frost. This hardcopy contains all the poems from his first four published collections: A Boy’s Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), Mountain Interval (1916), and New Hampshire (1923).
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