I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree.
"Joyce Kilmer" was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees (poem)/Trees" (1913), which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his Roman Catholicism/Roman Catholic religious faith, Kilmer was also a journalist, literary critic, lecturer, and editor. While most of his works are largely unknown, a select few of his poems remain popular and are published frequently in anthologies. Several critics—including both Kilmer's contemporaries and modern scholars—have disparaged Kilmer's work as being too simple and overly sentimental, and suggested that his style was far too traditional, even archaic. Many writers, including notably Ogden Nash, have parodied Kilmer's work and style—as attested by the many parodies of "Trees".
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous poets! More Joyce Kilmer on Wikipedia.It is stern work, it is perilous work to thrust your hand in the sun And pull out a spark of immortal flame to warm the hearts of men.
There is no peace to be taken/ With poets who are young,/ For they worry about the wars to be fought/ and the songs that must be sung.
The air is like a butterfly/ With frail blue wings/ The happy earth looks at the sky/ And sings.
But only God can make a tree.
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