Robert Frost
Born 1875
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Frost is known as a thoughtful poet... seemingly not a spontaneous writer. Some of his poems show us the beauty and decadence of rural New England. He is one of the greatest poets after a life of stuggle and of twenty years of being virtually unknown.
William Cullen Bryant
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 - 1882
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Emerson's poetry is known for making us think. With his talent for saying things he is still one of the most interesting American poets. Much of his poetry is philosophy in verse.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1808 - 1882
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Longfellow lived a life with few tragedies and he enjoyed unbroken success as a poet. As a result of this, his poetry has been found to have no profound philosophy of life yet was said to have been just what was needed to counteract the materialistic, self-assertive culture of his time.