Emerson, however, recognized its greatness, and now most people agree that it was the first book of truly American poetry. ... After several years spent at various jobs, including building houses, he began writing a new kind of poetry and thereafter neglected business. ... Inspired by the suffering he saw, he wrote the volume of poetry called Drum-Taps', published in 1865 {Benet, 187}. ... Frost was named consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress in 1958 and received the Congressional Gold Metal in 1960. ... It is a poetry which literally begins in delight and ends in wisdom...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School