Tag: Joyce Kilmer

"In Flanders FIelds" quotation on Melrose (MN) Memorial

Best of The Pietist Schoolman: Forgotten War Poetry

September 24, 2013

A couple more posts you might have missed during the quiet summer months, both having to do with 20th century war poetry that’s less familiar to most of us. Just over 6000 American soldiers are buried outside the French village of Fère-en-Tardenois, at Oise-Aisne Cemetery. The most famous was killed by a German sniper ninety-five … More Best of The Pietist Schoolman: Forgotten War Poetry

Joyce Kilmer in U.S. Army uniform

“I think that I shall never see…”: Joyce Kilmer as War Poet

July 30, 2013

Just over 6000 American soldiers are buried outside the French village of Fère-en-Tardenois, at Oise-Aisne Cemetery. The most famous was killed by a German sniper ninety-five years ago today: a sergeant in the New York National Guard named Joyce Kilmer. So we were informed by the cemetery superintendent when our group visited Oise-Aisne last January … More “I think that I shall never see…”: Joyce Kilmer as War Poet