Overview
North of Boston (1914) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost. Following the success of Frostās debut, A Boyās Will (1913), North of Boston was published in London to enthusiastic reviews from both Ezra Pound and W.B. Yeats. His success abroad quickly translated to critical acclaim in the United States, and Frost would eventually be recognized as a leading American poet.
āMending Wallā takes place in spring, as the people emerge from their homes to assess the damage done by the long, dark winter. Observing that parts of the stone wall on the edge of his property have fallen, the poet joins his neighbor āto walk the line / And set the wall between us once again.ā Although he feels they ādo not need the wall,ā his neighbor insists that āāGood fences make good neighbours,āā continuing down the line to reinforce the space between them. A meditation on humanity, civilization, and democracy, āMending Wallā is an iconic and frequently anthologized poem. In āAfter Apple-Picking,ā as fall gives over to winter, the poet remembers in dreams how the āMagnified apples appear and disappear, / Stem end and blossom endā 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 āovertired / Of the great harvest [he himself] desiredā, awaiting sleep as he describes āits coming on,ā wondering what, if anything, it will bring.
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