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Biography of Robert Francis

Robert Francis

Robert Francis (1901 - 1987)


Robert Francis (1901-1987) was born in Upland, Pennsylvania. Francis studied at Harvard (A.B., 1923; Ed.M., 1926). He taught at summer workshops and conferences and lectured at universities across the United States. His works include Stand with Me Here (1936); Like Ghosts of Eagles: Poems 1966-1974 (1974); a novel, We Fly Away (1948); and an autobiography, The Trouble with Francis (1971). He won the Shelley Memorial Award in 1939.



21 Poems written by Robert Francis

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Glass
Blue Winter
Catch Comments and analysis of Catch by Robert Francis 3 Comments
Encounter
Farm Boy After Summer
Glass Comments and analysis of Glass by Robert Francis 1 Comment
Hallelujah: A Sestina
In Memoriam: Four Poets
New England Mind
On a Theme by Frost
Paper Men To Air Hopes And Fears Comments and analysis of Paper Men To Air Hopes And Fears by Robert Francis 2 Comments
Return
Sheep
Silent Poem Comments and analysis of Silent Poem by Robert Francis 1 Comment
Squash in Blossom
Summons
Symbol
The Bulldozer
Thoreau in Italy

Robert Francis: Collected Poems:1936-1976

Fair And Unfair

The Orb Weaver

Waxwings


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