Perhaps people are mistaking simplicity for simple? I read Frost to my kids, I read a lot of others to my kids. But Frost is just wonderful and was always a favorite. You could feel like you were visiting new places in New England when you read his work.

My daughter was in 8th grade when there was an extra-curricular activity called "Whiz Kids" that was like Jeopardy except they just asked questions and you answered. There were some UIL (University Interscholastic League) competitions between schools. One week near the end they did a fun one, kids against teachers. The question addressed to both panels was along the lines of "what poet wrote about a horse standing in the woods thinking about why they're there." Moonglow waited for one of the teachers to pipe up but they were silent, so at the last moment she rang the bell and answered "Frost." The teacher who was running the quiz didn't say "you're right, X points for this team," she stopped and looked at Moonglow and said "You knew that? You knew it was Robert Frost?" Like cultural literacy is rare in a 13-year-old.