Joyce Kilmer
Joyce Kilmer (
December 6,
1886-
July 30,
1918) was an American poet; his best-known work is "Trees".
The poem is notable for its
anthropomorphism: the tree in the poem presses its mouth to the earth's breast and looks at
God and raises its leafy arms to pray.
The poem was given a musical setting that was quite popular in the
1940s and
1950s.
Kilmer was killed in action by a sniper during World War I and is buried in the Oise-Aisne Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France.
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