The Road Not Taken and Other Poems

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference."

These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title *Mountain Interval*. Included are many moving and expressive poems: "An Old Man's Winter Night," "In the Home Stretch," "Meeting and passing," "Putting In the Seed," "A Time to Talk," "The Hill Wife," "The Exposed Nest," "The Sound of Trees," and more. All are reprinted here complete and unabridged.

Unabridged Dover (1993) republication of *Mountain Interval*, originally published by Henry Hold and Company, New York, 1916. Note. Alphabetical list of titltes and first lines. 64pp. 5 3/16 X 8 1/4. Paperbound.

Cover illustrations 1993 Andreas Feininger.

*Description from back cover*

Contents

"The Road Not Taken"

"Christmas Trees"

"An Old Man's Winter Night"

"A Patch of Old Snow"

"In the Home Stretch"

"The Telephone"

"Meeting and Passing"

"Hyla Brook"

"The Oven Bird"

"Bond and Free"

"Birches"

"Pea Brush"

Putting In the Seed"

"A Time to Talk"

"The Cow in Apple Time"

"An Encounter"

"Range-Finding"

"The Hill Wife"

"The Bonfire"

"A Girl's Garden"

"The Exposed Nest"

"Out, Out--"

"Brown's Descent, or The Willy-Nilly Slide"

"The Gum-Gatherer"

"The Line-Gang"

"The Vanishing Red"

"Snow"

"The Sound of the Trees"