Happy 140th birthday, Robert Frost — you're totally misunderstood. But most people don't realize the great American poet was being ironic when he famously wrote that taking the road less traveled ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Since Mother’s Day is right around the corner, this week I’ll share some ...

The Letters of Robert Frost: Volume I, 1886-1920, is the first of four volumes of the poet's letters to be published, and shows Frost as we've never seen him before. Two of the editors of the book, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Our critic A.O. Scott gazes into a well with Robert Frost. By A.O. Scott Stopping to reconsider the most famous seasonal poem about stopping to reconsider. By Elisa Gabbert Some of the best ...

The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum has obtained the original version of the poem that Robert Frost prepared for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, but never read in its entirety because of the ...