Robert Frost

One of the reasons I decided to dip my toe back into my writing blog was that I have become deeply interested in the works of Robert Frost. One of the favourite poems is Frost's 1923 poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay". I intend to study the poems and works of Robert Frost and I thought that instead of doing this alone, I will blog about it and take you on the journey with me. As Frost wrote in his 1939 essay "The Figure a Poem Makes":

It begins in delight and ends in wisdom ... For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn't know I knew (Frost, n.d.)

I was surprised to remember that the only reason I knew the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is because I read S.E Hilton's The Outsiders as a young teen. I had forgotten that was where I first gained exposure to this poem. I only remembered after reading the Wikipedia entries about Frost and the poem. 

I hope my journey through Frost's poems and works will begin in delight and end in wisdom. As I read, think and write I will be sure to take you along with me in the coming days, weeks and seasons. See you then.

References
Frost, R. (n.d) Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Internet Archive Wayback Machine, Retrieved 13 June, 2026 from https://archive.org/details/RobertFrostCompletePoemsOfRobertFrost

Introduction

 I decided to re-boot this blog but take the polemic out of it. Post 2020 the world is changed and it doesn't need any more people contributing to the fractious politics of today. This doesn't mean politics and world affairs aren't important because they are but in these times, if you are going to learn about the world, please learn from those who are informed and learned in their areas of expertise and knowledge. But just because my posts will no longer contain much political content or commentary, please do not turn your back on politics because politics matters so much today as does knowledge, reading and learning. 

Thank you for reading this blog. I hope you enjoy your time here.

Cheers

Hammie.