Joyce Kilmer - Wikipedia
Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July 30, 1918) was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was published in the collection …
The tragedy of Joyce Kilmer, the Catholic poet killed in World …
Jul 27, 2018 · Joyce Kilmer was killed by a German sniper’s bullet 100 years ago this summer, on July 30, 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I. The celebrated writer is …
Trees by Joyce Kilmer - Poems | Academy of American Poets
Joyce Kilmer was born on December 6, 1886, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The author of Main Street and Other Poems (George H. Doran Company, 1917), he was killed while fighting in …
Joyce Kilmer | Tree Poet, WWI Soldier, Catholic | Britannica
Dec 2, 2024 · Joyce Kilmer was an American poet known chiefly for his 12-line verse entitled “Trees.” He was educated at Rutgers and Columbia universities. His first volume of verse, …
Trees | The Poetry Foundation
Who intimately lives with rain. But only God can make a tree. Copyright Credit: Joyce Kilmer, “Trees” from Poetry 2, no. 5 (August 1915): 153. I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as …
Joyce Kilmer | The Poetry Foundation
Best known for his poem “Trees,” published in 1914, Kilmer enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1917 when the United States entered World War I. As a family man, he was not …
About Joyce Kilmer - Academy of American Poets
Joyce Kilmer was born on December 6, 1886, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The author of Main Street and Other Poems (George H. Doran Company, 1917), he was killed while fighting in …
Joyce Kilmer: soldier, writer and lost voice in the American …
May 30, 2023 · Among the 53,000 Americans killed in World War I was Joyce Kilmer, a distinguished poet and essayist who died in battle at the age of 31.
Joyce Kilmer: An Icon of American Poetry - Poem Analysis
Joyce Kilmer was a 20th-century poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist who was most famously known for his poem ‘Trees. ‘ Kilmer was known for his focus on romantic, religious, …
Joyce Kilmer – Poet, Journalist, Soldier, Knight of Columbus
A sniper’s bullet took the life of Joyce Kilmer, the celebrated American Catholic poet and an active member of the Knights of Columbus, on a French battlefield July 30, 1918.