Alfred joyce kilmer biography
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Joyce Kilmer
American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier
Joyce Kilmer | |
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Kilmer's Columbia University yearbook photograph, c. 1908 | |
| Born | Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886-12-06)December 6, 1886 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1918(1918-07-30) (aged 31) near Seringes-et-Nesles, Marne, France |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist, editor, lecturer, soldier |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (A.B.
1908) |
| Period | 1909–1918 |
| Genre | Poetry, literary criticism, essays, Catholic theology |
| Notable works | Trees and Other Poems (1914), Main Street and Other Poems (1917) |
| Spouse | Aline Murray (1908–1918, his death) |
| Children | 5 |
Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July 30, 1918) was an Americanwriter and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914.
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