New Delhi, May 11 -- Robert Frost, born in San Francisco in 1874, became one of America's most celebrated poets, especially known for his plainspoken yet layered poems about rural New England, work, duty, grief, choice, and endurance. His first book appeared when he was around 40, but he later became a major public literary figure and won a record four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry. Frost also served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1958 to 1959 and received the Congressional Gold Medal in 1962.

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."- Robert Frost

Frost's quote is powerful because it does not deny pain, failure, loss, or disappointment. It simply states a difficult truth: life c...