Joyce kilmer interesting facts

American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier

Joyce Kilmer
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) Rutgers College
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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