This article is about "After the Apple Pick," by Robert Frost, from the perspective of Carl Phillips and Priscilla Paton. I would like to focus more on Carl Phillips' discussion of "After Apple Picking" as his article focuses more on a real topic of what "After Apple Picking" is about compared to Paton's article which is more about how Frost wrote the his poems through his use of metaphors and vague colloquialisms. Neither article was exclusively about "After the Apple Pick," but both had some good observations and comments on the poem. Phillips' main observation and argument was that "After Apple Picking" was about restlessness and ambition. “It is a poem of restlessness, the restlessness of an ambition that drives us towards greater achievement.” (Phillips 134). Restlessness is the main focus of Phillips' article, it is the title of his article and according to him it is the reason why poems exist. “Poetry is the result of a generative restlessness of the imagination…uncertainties become obsessions to contend with, and with any luck, the result is poetry…” (Phillips 132) Phillips, in summary of his article, states that uncertainties in life disturb our minds until the uncertainties become obsessions. We become restless in our quest to understand the uncertainties we face, and by writing poetry we can organize our thoughts and try to understand the things we don't understand. Phillips further explains his statement by admitting, “I write poetry for the same reason I read it, both as a way of being alive and as a way of trying to understand what it means – what it feels like – to be alive.” (Phillips 133). Phillips continues his discussion of restlessness by saying that restlessness is linked to ambition. “Dissatisfied with what is given: the… medium of paper… to discern what Frost means in his poems. His poems are vague and force the reader to think about what they really mean, and help him think about elusive issues and also how they make people freer and wiser. I thought it would be a good secondary source because it ties well to uncertainty, which in turn ties well to restlessness. Phillips, Carl. "On restlessness." New England Review (10531297) 30.1 (2009): 131-140. OmniFile Full Text Selection (H.W. Wilson). Network. November 4, 2013. I decided to focus more on Phillips' article because it talks more about the poem itself and focuses more on a particular topic and the theme of restlessness in my opinion than Paton and his analysis of how Frost writes poems. I also enjoyed the article and found it very thought provoking whilst being easier to read and understand than Paton's article.