The Frost Place in 2008. Photo by M.F. Wills. Licensed under Creative Commons, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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The Frost Place | |
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | South of Franconia, New Hampshire off New Hampshire Route 116 on Ridge Rd. |
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| Governing body: | Private |
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| NRHP Reference#: | [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 30, 1976 |
The Frost Place is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home in Franconia, New Hampshire.
History[]
Frost and his family lived in the house from 1915 to 1920, and spent their summers there for nearly 20 more years, until 1938. The Frost Place was founded in 1976 when the farm was purchased by the town of Franconia, restored, and given its name, opening as a museum in 1977.[2][3][4] A board of trustees assumed responsibility for the management of the museum and associated programs, and Donald Sheehan served as executive director until 2005. In 2006, the trustees appointed Jim Schley to be Sheehan’s successor.[5] From the fall of 2008 until April 2011 the trustees managed The Frost Place.[4] In April 2011, Maudelle Driskell was named executive director.
Programs[]
Since 1977, The Frost Place has awarded a resident poet award to an emerging American poet, which includes a stipend and the opportunity to live and write in the house during the summer.[6][4] The Frost Place also sponsors an annual poetry festival, an advanced seminar, and a conference on poetry and teaching..[7][8]
Resident poets[]
| Year | Poet |
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| 1977 | Katha Pollitt |
| 1978 | Robert Hass |
| 1979 | Gary Miranda |
| 1980 | William Matthews |
| 1981 | Mary Jo Salter |
| 1982 | Cleopatra Mathis |
| 1983 | Denis Johnson |
| 1984 | Sherod Santos |
| 1985 | Kathy Fagan |
| 1986 | Christopher Gilbert |
| 1987 | Pattiann Rogers |
| 1988 | John Engels |
| 1989 | Julie Agoos |
| 1990 | Rosanna Warren |
| 1991 | Stanley Plumly |
| 1992 | Robert Cording |
| 1993 | Sharon Bryan |
| 1994 | Mark Halliday |
| 1995 | Luci Tapahonso |
| 1996 | David Graham |
| 1997 | Jeffrey Skinner |
| 1998 | Sue Ellen Thompson |
| 1999 | Mary Ruefle |
| 2000 | Mark Cox |
| 2001 | B.H. Fairchild |
| 2002 | Gray Jacobik |
| 2003 | Adrienne Su |
| 2004 | Major Jackson |
| 2005 | Laura Kasischke |
| 2006 | Robert Farnsworth |
| 2007 | Jody Gladding |
| 2008 | James Hoch |
| 2009 | Rigoberto Gonzalez |
| 2010 | Adam Halbur |
| 2011 | K.A. Hays |
| 2012 | Paula Bohince |
See also[]
References[]
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- ↑ "Poetry Landmark: The Frost Place in Franconia, NH - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Poets.org. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5744. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ Font size Print E-mail Share (2000-07-06). "The Road To The Frost Place - CBS Sunday Morning". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/07/06/sunday/main212862.shtml. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "About". The Frost Place. http://www.frostplace.org/html/about.html. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ "Schley Named New Executive Director of Frost Place | www.rherald.com | Randolph Herald". www.rherald.com. 2006-03-09. http://www.rherald.com/news/2006-03-09/People/Schley_Named_New_Executive_Director_of_Frost_Place.html. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ "Frost Place Resident Poet Award". Poets & Writers. http://www.pw.org/writing_contests/resident_poet_award. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ↑ "ShawGuides : The Frost Place Poetry Conferences". Writing.shawguides.com. http://writing.shawguides.com/TheFrostPlace. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ "WC&C Member- The Frost Place". Writersconf.org. http://writersconf.org/memdir/members/NE00032.php. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
External links[]
- The Frost Place Official website
- "On the Porch at the Frost Place," poem by William Matthews, Atlantic Online, February 1982