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Max, Allen, I'm more familiar with Frost the poet than I am the man. I didn't mean to infer he got along with everyone; I was more referring to his Frost's tombstone epitaph.
Frost's bungled appearance at the JFK inauguration was a tough break (though it was viewed sympathetically at the time). The sun was blinding. He did have a swagger to him that was Twain-like at times — minus the great satirical wit of Twain. He was much beloved by those who loved him : )
Max: "This is an idealized picture of Frost, who was a great poet but apparently a real shit. He seems to have borrowed money from people who were less well off than he was and never paid them back. At at least one poet's reading, his nasty comments had to be shushed."
I didn't know about those things. Much of my impression of him as a man/poet was gleaned from
this interview. I do like his poetry very much. Of course he could have signed a book for those he owed at the time and that would have paid back the debt. I heard Picasso (?) would sometimes dash off a sketch on a napkin in payment for a meal in a restaurant.
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