(1874 – 1963) Poet. Frost’s poems of New England, nature, rural life and ordinary people constitute a beloved legacy for many Americans who memorize lyrics from “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” or “Fences” in school or remember him as a patriarchal public figure. Critics and fellow poets have underscored the complexity of these apparently effortless lines and their content, including glimpses of underlying terror which those quoting his familiar lyricism often overlook.