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'''Aline Murray Kilmer''' (August 1, 1888 – October 1, 1941), was an American [[poet]], children's book author, and [[essayist]], and the wife and widow of poet and journalist [[Joyce Kilmer]] (1886-1918). |
'''Aline Murray Kilmer''' (August 1, 1888 – October 1, 1941), was an American [[poet]], children's book author, and [[essayist]], and the wife and widow of poet and journalist [[Joyce Kilmer]] (1886-1918). |
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Aline attended the Rutgers College Preparatory School with her husband, Alfred Joyce Kilmer, and after married him soon after his graduation from Columbia University in 1908. In their short marriage, lasting 10 years, her husband had achieved fame as a poet, literary critic and among Catholic circles as America's more prominent Catholic writer. After his death in World War I, Aline began publishing her poetry and a few children's books. Today, her work is largely forgotten. |
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Revision as of 13:05, 7 July 2013
Aline Murray Kilmer (August 1, 1888 – October 1, 1941), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918).
Aline attended the Rutgers College Preparatory School with her husband, Alfred Joyce Kilmer, and after married him soon after his graduation from Columbia University in 1908. In their short marriage, lasting 10 years, her husband had achieved fame as a poet, literary critic and among Catholic circles as America's more prominent Catholic writer. After his death in World War I, Aline began publishing her poetry and a few children's books. Today, her work is largely forgotten.
Biography
She was born as Aline Murray on 1 August 1888 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the daughter of Ada Foster Murray, a poet; and Kenton C. Murray, (d. 1895) editor of the Norfolk Landmark newspaper. Ada Foster Murray, remarried on February 22, 1900, in Metuchen, New Jersey to Henry Mills Alden. Henry was the managing editor of Harper's Magazine, and he became Aline's stepfather.[1]
Aline was educated at the Rutgers College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School) in New Brunswick, New Jersey and the Vail-Deane School in Elizabeth, New Jersey the latter institution from which she was graduated in 1908.[2] Shortly after graduation, Aline married Alfred Joyce Kilmer on June 9, 1908, after he was graduated from Columbia University in New York City. The pair had five children: Kenton Sinclair Kilmer (1909-1995), Michael Barry Kilmer (1916-1927), Deborah Clanton Kilmer (1914-1999), Rose Kilburn Kilmer (1912-1917), and Christopher Kilmer (1917-1984).[3]
Aline Kilmer died at her home, "Whitehall", in Stillwater Township, New Jersey, on October 1, 1941 and was interred at Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Newton, New Jersey.[4] Five lines from her poem, "Sanctuary", are inscribed on her gravestone:
Works
- 1919: Candles That Burn (poetry)
- 1921: Vigils (poetry)
- 1923: Hunting a Hair Shirt and Other Spiritual Adventures (essays) ISBN 0-8369-2697-8
- 1925: The Poor Kings Daughter and Other Verse (poetry)
- 1927: Emmy, Nicky and Greg (children's book)
- 1929: A Buttonwood Summer (children's book)
- 1929: Selected Poems (poetry)
References
- ^ Metuchen Recorder, 24 February 1900, accessed 19 August 2006.
- ^ Biographical Notes from Rittenhouse, Jessie B. The Second Book of Modern Verse (1922) at [1], accessed August 19, 2006.
- ^ Kilmer Genealogy - Descendancy Chart
- ^ "A Tribute to Aline Kilmer" by Francis X. Talbot in America October 18, 1941, 46.
- ^ Gravestone inscription for Aline Murray Kilmer in Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Newton (Sussex County), New Jersey. Visited 24 June 2013.
- ^ Kilmer, Aline. "Sanctuary", in Hearst International, Volume 41. (New York: International Publications, 1922), 22:28.
External links
- Tribute page at Rising Dove (a site by his granddaughter)
- Sara Teasdale's Letters to Joyce and Aline Kilmer located in Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library.
- Selected Poetry of Aline Murray Kilmer at the University of Toronto
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