Collected_Poems_of_Robert_Frost

<i>Collected Poems of Robert Frost</i>

Collected Poems of Robert Frost

Poetry collection

Collected Poems of Robert Frost is a collection of poetry written by Robert Frost and published in 1930 by Henry Holt and Company in New York.

1930 first edition, fourth printing.

Contents

The collection consisted of Robert Frost's first five poetry books:

Reception

Frost received a Pulitzer prize in 1931 for the collection.[1] One of the books in the collection, New Hampshire, had received the Pulitzer Prize in 1924.

A special edition was printed after the book won the Pulitzer Prize with a red band around the front and back covers. The front cover banner read: "Pulitzer Prize Poems: 1930: This edition contains Mr. Frost's complete work to date; including six poems never hitherto published and New Hampshire, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923." The back cover banner featured a quote from Hugh Walpole: "More sure of immortality than any book published in the last five years." The frontispiece featured a photograph of the author with his signature under it.

References

  1. [1]
    "1931 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes.


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