Robert Frost and American Political Discontents

When: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: Noon–1:00 pm
Where: Benson Center Suite (Kittredge Central, North Wing, 2nd Floor, N221)
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About the Lecture

Join us for a conversation about "Robert Frost and American Political Discontents" with Executive Director of the Robert Frost Society, Robert B. Hass. Dr. Hass will lead an in-depth discussion of Robert Frost's fraught relationship with the John F. Kennedy administration, his role as delegate to the Soviet Union, and how his reputation has fallen to political vicissitudes over the decades since his death. Lunch will be provided.

About the Speaker

Robert Bernard Hass is Executive Director of the Robert Frost Society and Professor of English at PennWest University (Edinboro). He is the author of Going by Contraries: Robert Frost’s Conflict with Science and co-editor of The Letters of Robert Frost, and his poetry and criticism have appeared in Poetry, the Sewanee Review, and other journals.