ABSTRACT
Before leaving the United States for England, Robert and Elinor had hesitated between going to Vancouver (British Columbia) or to England. In the years preceding World War I, London was the center for English literary and theatrical activity, and it proved a powerful influence in the lives of all the Frosts. Fortunately for those who would come to appreciate his poetry, Robert gravitated toward those places in the city where writers and poets gathered; his decision to attend the opening of the Poetry Bookshop would have major repercussions for him and his family. Robert had come to England to write poetry away from the distractions of teaching and disappointed relatives. The community of poets growing in London was increased with the preparation of Georgian Poetry and the opening of the Poetry Bookshop at 35 Devonshire Street, under the auspices of Sir Henry Newbolt, professor of the Royal Society of Literature and a supporter of young poets.
