Isabelle Moodie and William Prescott Frost Jr. were blessed with a son March 26, 1874. This son was named after the Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. We know him today as Robert Lee Frost, one of the best-known and loved poets of all time. Frost began kindergarten in 1879; however, he was struck with nervous stomach pains the very first day and never returned. Frost did attempt to return to school on a few occasions, but was always …showed first 75 words of 551 total…

…showed last 75 words of 551 total…resolution honoring Frost on his 75th birthday. Frost continued to receive dinners in his honor and awards in his name. In 1958, Eisenhower appointed Frost to act as a consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress and was awarded the Emerson-Thoreau Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congress awarded Frost a gold medal in 1960 in recognition of his poetry. Robert Frost published one more book before he died, In the Clearing, in 1962.