The Mending Wall was written by which poet?

The Mending Wall was written by which poet?

• A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
• B. John Keats
• C. Robert Frost
• D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Answer: (C)

Robert Frost wrote The Mending Wall. He’s known for poems about rural New England life that look closely at everyday conversations to uncover larger questions about boundaries, community, and how people relate to one another. In this poem, two neighbors repair the wall between their properties each spring, summing up the old saying “Good fences make good neighbors” while also suggesting doubt about its truth. That tension—the interplay between tradition and questions about its value—is a hallmark of Frost’s subtle, reflective style. The poem appeared in North of Boston, published in 1914, helping cement Frost’s reputation. The other poets listed—Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Keats, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge—wrote different kinds of work and did not author this poem.