While it makes spoken words sing like sauntering music, the poetry of Robert Frost also educates us about New England farming at the start of the 20th century. (Hint: It was hard.) In celebration of both New England history and Robert Frost’s poetry, author and poet Jeffrey Zygmont recites a selection of Frost’s poems about farming. Frost’s expressive and much-loved poetry helps us appreciate the rigorous demands of farm life in our region a century ago. Recited from memory, each poem is accompanied by commentary about its artistic beauty, about the experiences and emotions it expresses, plus background on Frost that gives us insight into the poem’s origin and intention. The program includes a summary of Frost’s life. This lively discussion and recital of some of Robert Frost’s best poems is a celebration of both New Hampshire farming and Robert Frost’s unique gift for capturing it in poetry.

Bring all your old and interesting antiques in for appraisal by one of our trustees, Herc Pappachristos! Herc is an accredited antiques appraiser with the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers association. The fee is $5 per item or set of items; all proceeds will go to supporting the Robert Frost Farm.

Rick Holmes will close out the 2025 summer series with a relaxed, informal and entertaining talk on Robert Frost, schoolteacher. Rick’s presentation will center on the years 1906-1907 when Frost taught English at Pinkerton Academy. His talk will explore and explode many of the false myths which are included in many biographies on how he was maligned by his students and universally disliked by his fellow teachers. In truth, Frost was a very popular teacher and by-and-large a respected faculty member. Rick bases much of his research on the memories of more than 60 locals who attended or taught at the Academy during the Frost years.