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"Home Burial" is a poem about a man and woman who baby has died. It tells of the burial, how the parents react to this death, particularly their lack of communication. This piece is especially poignant given that Frost's son Elliot died at age 4, his daughter Elinor Bettina died when she was a few days old, his wife experienced a miscarriage, two of his daughters suffered mental breakdowns and died, and his son Carol committed suicide.
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“‘Home Burial’ may not be as popular as ‘Mending
Wall’ and ‘The Death of the Hired Man,’ but it is Frost’s most critically
acclaimed and intensively analyzed narrative. Again, Frost deals with barriers
between people—in this case a husband and wife who have recently lost their
first child and who handle their grief in strikingly different ways—according
to their characters and expressive capacities.”
—
Mordecai Marcus, The Poems of Robert Frost: An Explication
About Robert Frost
Robert Frost (1874–1963)
is America’s best-loved poet. His work epitomizes this country’s affinity for
plain speaking, nature, and the land. Over the course of his literary career he
won four Pulitzer Prizes, among many other honors.
About John Hitchcock
Colleen Delany has
been a sparkling jewel in the crown of Washington’s vastly talented acting
community for thirty-seven days now and will confidently challenge to a fierce
best out of three in “paper-rock-scissors” anyone wishing to topple her from
that lofty perch. Primarily a stage actress,—having played roles at Shakespeare
Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Folger
Shakespeare Library, Studio Theatre, Olney Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Theater J,
Washington Stage Guild, Theater of the First Amendment, and Source Theatre,
among others—Ms. Delany does a you-name-it of various acting jobs, including
audiobook narration.