North of Boston 1914 is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost Following the success of Frosts debut A Boys Will 1913 North of Boston was published in London to enthusiastic reviews from both Ezra Pound and WB Yeats His success abroad quickly translated to critical acclaim in the United States and Frost would eventually be recognized as a leading American poet quotMending Wallquot takes place in spring as the people emerge from their homes to assess the damage done by the long dark winter Observing that parts of the stone wall on the edge of his property have fallen the poet joins his neighbor quotto walk the line And set the wall between us once againquot Although he feels they quotdo not need the wallquot his neighbor insists that quotGood fences make good neighboursquot continuing down the line to reinforce the space between them A meditation on humanity civilization and democracy quotMending Wallquot is an iconic and frequently anthologized poem In quotAfter ApplePickingquot as fall gives over to winter the poet remembers in dreams how the quotMagnified apples appear and disappear Stem end and blossom endquot as he climbs the ladder into the heart of the tree...
