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April is National Poetry Month. Let's start celebrating by learning about one of America's best known poets, Robert Frost, and go on from there!

 

1. When was Robert Frost born, and when did he die (bottom of web page)?
2. One of his most famous poems is "The Road Not Taken." Take a moment to read it. In the last three lines, he describes the road he took. What words does he use to describe it?

 

 

3. Moving right along... Who is the poet laureate of the United States?
6. Who wrote the poem, "The Raven"?
4. The previous Poet Laureate of the the US was Robert Pinsky. He initiated the "Favorite Poem Project." 18,000 Americans wrote in to share their favorite poems! Some read them on videos. Many are collected into two books. What is the name of one of the books?

 

 

 

 

7. Who wrote "Jabberwocky"?

8. Finish this limerick:

There once was a UT student named Dell

Who thought it would be really swell

If kids could compute

And be Wired for Youth

So he made computers to ____.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Now go to the library catalog, either in this Library or on the Internet, and search for one of these books. Where can you find a copy (which Branch)?