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Robert Francis reads his poem, Hide and Seek
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Hide and Seek, in his home, Fort Juniper
Robert Francis reads his poem, City
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, City, in his home, Fort Juniper
Robert Francis reads his poem, Bulldozer
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Bulldozer, in his home, Fort Juniper
Robert Francis reads his poem, Orb Weaver
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Orb Weaver, while in his home, Fort Juniper.
Robert Francis on humor in his poetry
Amherst poet Robert Francis responds to the question, "How important is humor to your poems?" and talks about how poetry and humor are closely related as both surprise you with unexpected combinations.
Robert Francis on his stone man
Robert Francis talks about his 'found art' that he calls an eolith palladium, a stone that he turned into art in his backyard.
Robert Francis on his poem, Two Women
Amherst poet Robert Francis reads his poem, Two Women, and then discusses the different ways the last line could be read.
Robert Francis on his parents
Amherst poet Robert Francis discusses the influence of his parents on his own character and how the contrasting temperaments combined to make him a poet.
Robert Francis on earning his living as a poet
Amherst poet Robert Francis responds to the question of whether he earns a living entirely from poetry.
The hard sum
Edith Barstow stands in front of the blackboard in the Hockanum schoolhouse looking at a math problem. The names Luther Barstow and Oscar Johnson are written in chalk on the top of the blackboard.
A dialog in a schoolhouse entertainment
Two boys wearing fake beards sit facing each other pretending they are warming their hands in a fireplace. A jug and a glass stand on a table in front of them. The building is the Hockanum schoolhouse.
A Christmas blackboard decoration
A boy stands on a chair drawing holly across the top of the blackboard with chalk in his right hand and an eraser in his left hand.
The skaters
Two boys putting on skates while on frozen pond on the meadow. Some trees and houses, belonging to Edward Johnson and Elliott Johnson, in the middleground and background.
Old baywindow in Clifton Johnson house
Two boys, one sitting on a couple of cushions reading from a book in his lap while the other boy sits nearby listening. Several flower pots are on a chest in front of the window and some flowers are behind the boys. Two windows on the right have…
The two families
In an entrance to a barn a woman holds a young child, both looking down towards an older boy holding a shallow pan feeding a colt. Behind the colt, in a horse stall, is a horse with a feed bag on.