What were Robert Frost's influences?

Answer 1

Nature: Frost's father gave him a farm in New Hampshire, intending it to be a stabilizing influence. (Farm life is rigorous and scheduled.) However, Frost wrote many poems incorporating the sights and sounds of nature, which can only be noticed while in quiet contemplation (aka not working the farm.)

Language: Frost also spent a significant amount of time studying local speech patterns. He frequently eavesdropped on his neighbors phone calls using the old-time party lines which were telephone accounts shared by a number of subscribers. Frost was also fond of settling in a spot at the town general store, observing and chatting with the locals.