The Friends of Robert Frost Newsletter

Our thanks to Mrs. Elizabeth H. Nutter for her gift of the bronze Robert Frost Medal.   "The Road Not Taken" was named America's favorite poem in a poll taken by Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky. (click)   The Friends of Robert Frost was formed on March 26, 2000 honoring America's favorite poet in Bennington, Vermont. CNN-FYI reports (click)  Frost joins the 20th century All-Star List of Poets in New York Times survey (click)  Frost Speaks at Williams College Student article from 1960 found in Archive (click)  Join us Become a Frost Friend Watch for The Frost Free Library

Letter from the President November 1, 2000 Hello Frost Friends,   The year 2000 has been a busy year for the Friends. As Frost often cited, we "determined and dared," but we are not quite "done."   The Associated Press featured a story about us in April to celebrate National Poetry Month. We incorporated and got our tax exempt status from the IRS. We put up our website and have received good coverage by the search engines. But best of all, our membership is growing as the word gets out about the organization.   The Board of Directors voted to adopt as our main goal, the acquisition of the Stone House in Shaftsbury, where Frost wrote Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. All of our energies are committed to buying this house and opening a museum, which will be the only Frost site in the state of Vermont open to the public to tell of his life and art.   For now, we are building the organization so that when the time comes, we shall be ready to mount a successful capital campaign to buy the house. Every new member plays an important role at this phase by supporting us in our endeavors.   For me, this has been a year of fun as I traveled to the many Frost talks and programs , meeting fellow enthusiasts. As we "bow and accept the end of a season," I regret the long pause to come before we resume. But winter is my quiet time here in Vermont and surrounded by my own Frost poem, my field and woods of Desert Places, I shall be busy thinking of a book that needs re-reading or some new feature for the web site to share with you.   as the poet says, Goodbye and Keep Cold, Carole Thompson   The Vermont Statehood Art Medal is the seventh of a series representing the states to be struck for Presidential Art Medals, Inc., of Englewood, Ohio. Ralph J. Menconi, noted New York sculptor, produced the Vermont Statehood Art Medal.