“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is eight lines that pack more punch than most poems ten times its length. Written in 1923, it’s one of those pieces that gets under your skin and stays there. On the surface, Frost is talking about spring leaves and how quickly they lose their golden color. Dig a little deeper … Read more
“Out, Out—” is one of Frost’s most brutal poems, and brutal is the right word. Published in 1916, it tells the story of a boy working with a buzz saw who has a fatal accident. The whole thing takes maybe two minutes to read, but it hits like a truck. What makes it so devastating … Read more
“Acquainted with the Night” is Frost at his darkest and loneliest. Published in 1928, it’s a complete departure from his usual farm and countryside poems. This one takes place in a city at night, just a speaker walking alone through empty streets, avoiding eye contact, hearing distant cries that aren’t meant for him. Nothing actually … Read more