American poet best known for his use of colloquial language, familiar rhythms, and symbols taken from common life to express the simple values of New England life. Generations of students have been introduced to poetry by the accessible images of poems such as "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening," "The Road Not Taken," "The Death of the Hired Man," and "Mending Wall." - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore