New Hampshire (poetry collection)

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New Hampshire
NewHampshire.jpg
First edition cover
Author Robert Frost
Illustrator J. J. Lankes
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Henry Holt
Publication date
October 1923
Awards Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1924)
OCLC 510170
Text New Hampshire at Wikisource

New Hampshire is a 1923 poetry collection by Robert Frost, which won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. [1]

Contents

The book included several of Frost's most well-known poems, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", [2] "Nothing Gold Can Stay" [3] and "Fire and Ice". [4] Illustrations for the collection were provided by Frost's friend, woodcut artist J. J. Lankes. [2]

Poems

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References

  1. Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich (1997). The Pulitzer Prize Archive: Poetry/Verse Awards 1918–1995. Walter de Gruyter. p. 23. ISBN   978-3-598-30181-0.
  2. 1 2 McIntosh Wooten, Sara (2006). Robert Frost: The Life of America's Poet . Enslow Publishers. p.  87. ISBN   978-0-7660-2627-8.
  3. Fagan, Deirdre J. (2007). Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Infobase Publishing. p. 236. ISBN   978-0-8160-6182-2.
  4. Bloom, Harold (2002). Robert Frost. Infobase Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   978-0-7910-6183-1.