Word: frosts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...truly original is not to copy the distinctive characteristics of another's writings, nor indulge in the fads of the moment, but to rely on the natural and sincere expression of one's own personality, declared Robert Frost, speaking on "The Old Way to be New" at the New Lecture Hall last night...
...Every piece of creative writing is a fresh access of longing for the satisfaction of a great desire" asserted the poet, in discussing the quality of sincerity of emotion in poetry. To illustrate the kind of imaginative seizure that every true poet undergoes when he writes a poem, Mr. Frost cited an incident in his own boyhood in California...
...word 'escape' too much in criticism today" was another of Mr. Frost's assertions. "We always seem to be trying to get away from something, and we are always motivated by the fear of not being original, or the fear of seeming foolish; to my mind there is nothing quite so enjoyable as two people winking over something foolish they have said. Instead of all this escaping and negative existence there should be more pursuit--active pursuit of things which are worthwhile...
...myself again, but not for long, for I at eight to the New Lecture Hall and there to hear Robert Frost: "The Renewal of Words." But what I remember...
Goals--Von Stade 4, E. Gerry 2, Winmill 2, Frost 2, H. Gerry. Chukkers 1 2 3 4 fouls totals Harvard 1 2 2 2 2 7 Freebooters...