Joyce Kilmer
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About
American poet and author who is remembered for "Trees," a poem published in 1913. His poetry collections include Summer of Love and Main Street and Other Poems.
Before Fame
He studied at Rutgers College and Columbia University and taught Latin at a high school in New Jersey.
Trivia
He was killed in Europe while fighting in World War I.
Family Life
He had five children with his poet wife, Aline Murray.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow poet Robert Frost.
