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Is this the most misunderstood poem in English literature?
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Is this the most misunderstood poem in English literature?

Listen Now (6 min) | Almost everyone has heard at least part of it.

Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Traveled is one of the most quoted—and most misused—poems in the world. So what does it really mean? Alia Parker offers a translation to help you see it in a different light.

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Mind Flexing
Mind Flexing Sound Bites
Short thought expeditions to contemplate and inspire, with writer and journalist Alia Parker.
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