In the Clearing

poetry by Frost

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"In the Clearing" is a poetry collection by Robert Frost, published in 1962. It was Frost's final collection of new poems published during his lifetime. The collection features poems that explore themes of nature, rural life, and the human condition, often with Frost's characteristic blend of colloquial language and profound observation.

Frost, a highly honored American poet of the 20th century, is celebrated for his realistic verse and depictions of New England life. His works, including famous poems like "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," often use ordinary people and everyday situations to explore deeper philosophical and emotional themes. He received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times.123

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Even in his final volume, In the Clearing, so filled with the stubborn courage of old age, Frost portrays human security as a rather tiny and quite vulnerable opening in a thickly grown forest, a pinpoint of light against which the encroaching trees cast their very real threat of darkness.
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Even in his final volume, In the Clearing, so filled with the stubborn courage of old age, Frost portrays human security as a rather tiny and quite vulnerable opening in a thickly grown forest, a pinpoint of light against which the encroaching trees cast their very real threat of darkness.
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