Robert Frost Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet • SIGNED Inscription

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Robert Frost SIGNED Inscription
Measures 3.5" x 6". On paper. Contains some staining and a stray pen mark as shown.
"To Marshall Bean
My Friendliest best wishes
Robert Frost
March 31 1961
and blessings
Oh give us pleasure in the flowers today
was an early prayer of music [?] in Spring
R.F."
"Oh give us pleasure in the flowers today" is the opening line of Frost's poem "A Prayer in Spring," published in 1915.
Robert Frost (1874–1963) was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.
He was the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont.
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