{"product_id":"selected-poems-9781513219875","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1923) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost. Dedicated to Edward Thomas, a friend of Frost’s and an important English poet who died toward the end of the First World War, \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful sampling of poems from Frost’s early collections, including \u003ci\u003eA Boy’s Will\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorth of Boston\u003c\/i\u003e. Known for his plainspoken language and dedication to the images and rhythms of rural New England, Robert Frost is one of America’s most iconic poets, a voice to whom generations of readers have turned in search of beauty, music, and life.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Mowing” envisions the poet’s work through the prism of rural labor. “There was never a sound beside the wood but one \/ And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. \/ What was it it whispered?” The speaker does not know, but continues his task, hypnotized by its rhythm and simple music. In “After Apple-Picking,” as fall gives over to winter, the poet remembers in dreams how the “Magnified apples appear and disappear, \/ Stem end and blossom end” as he climbs the ladder into the heart of the tree. Both a symbol for life and a metaphor for the poetic act, apple picking leaves the poet “overtired \/ Of the great harvest [he himself] desired”, awaiting sleep as he describes “its coming on,” wondering what, if anything, it will bring. “The Road Not Taken,” perhaps Frost’s most famous poem, is a meditation on fate and free will that follows a traveler in an autumn landscape, unsure of which path to take, but certain he cannot stand still.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Frost’s \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359517966679,"sku":"9781513219875","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513219875.jpg?v=1754124887","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selected-poems-9781513219875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}