Aline Murray Kilmer (1 August 1888 in Norfolk, Virginia – 1 October 1941 in Stillwater, New Jersey), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Stillwater Township is a township in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ... Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA) – 30 July 1918 near Seringes, France) was an American journalist and poet; his best-known work is a poem entitled Trees (1913) which was first published in a collection entitled Trees and Other Poems in 1914. ...

Biography

Born Aline Murray on 1 August 1888 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of Ada Foster Murray, a poet, and Kenton C. Murray, (-1895) editor of the Norfolk Landmark (newspaper). Ada Foster Murray, remarried on 22 February 1900, in Metuchen, New Jersey to Henry Mills Alden, managing editor of Harper's Magazine, and Alden became Aline's step-father.^[1] Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, and the arts. ...

She 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 graduated in 1908.^[2] Shortly after graduation, Aline married Alfred Joyce Kilmer on 9 June 1908, subsequent to his graduation 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] Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, co-educational day school located in Somerset, New Jersey. ... New Brunswick is a City located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, 31 miles (50 km) southwest of New York City on the Raritan River about 15 miles (24 km) from its mouth. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA) – 30 July 1918 near Seringes, France) was an American journalist and poet; his best-known work is a poem entitled Trees (1913) which was first published in a collection entitled Trees and Other Poems in 1914. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

Aline Kilmer died at her home, "Whitehall," in Stillwater, New Jersey, on 1 October 1941. Stillwater Township is a township in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Works

• Candles That Burn (New York: George H. Doran, 1919). (poetry)
• Vigils (New York: George H. Doran, 1921). (poetry)
• Hunting a Hair Shirt and Other Spiritual Adventures (New York: George H. Doran, 1923). (essays) ISBN 0836926978
• The Poor Kings Daughter and Other Verse (New York: George H. Doran, 1925). (poetry)
• Emmy, Nicky and Greg (New York: George H. Doran, 1927). (children's book)
• A Buttonwood Summer (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1929). (children's book)
• Selected Poems (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1929). (poetry)

Resources and external links

Notes and Citations

1. ^ Metuchen Recorder, 24 February 1900, accessed 19 August 2006.
2. ^ Biographical Notes from Rittenhouse, Jessie B. The Second Book of Modern Verse (1922) at [1], accessed 19 August 2006.
3. ^ Kilmer Genealogy - Descendancy Chart

Related links

• Tribute page at Rising Dove (a site by his grand-daughter)
• 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