In 1894 he sold "My Butterfly: An Elegy" to The Independent, a New York literary journal. A year later he married Elinor White, with whom he had shared valedictorian honors at Lawrence High School. From 1897 to 1899 he attended Harvard College but left without a degree. Over the next ten years he wrote poems, operated a farm in Derry, New Hampshire, and supplemented his income by teaching at Derry's Pinkerton Academy. .
In 1912, at the age of 38, he sold the farm and used the proceeds to take his family to England, so he could devote himself entirely too writing poetry. While in New England Frost's first two volumes of poetry were published, they were A Boy's Will and North of Boston. Frost gained a respectful audience for his poetry when he returned to America in 1915 (Jackson 16). The Pulitzer Award was awarded to Frost four times, in 1924, 1931, 1937, and in 1943. A typical Frost poem is written in consistent meters. Frost chooses to use exact rhyme rather than off- rhyme. Robert Frost usually uses scenes such as old houses, woodlands, and stone fences. He does this with the intention of leaving it up to the reader to come up with their own meanings for his poems. Most importantly Robert Frost concerns himself with Fundamental issues of life. Frost died in Boston on January 29, 1963. .
Robert Frost's Poem Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening can and has been interpreted in many ways. Most people have seen the poem to represent a death wish or perhaps just a person going to the woods to find a peace of mind. Others have interpreted the poem as Frost expressing his love of nature. Frost's love of nature is expressed in the setting of the poem, which happens to be the woods. Robert Frost uses detailed description in the poem to bring lively images to readers.