tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post5956889759814988838..comments2024-03-25T14:51:10.818-04:00Comments on Ignatian Spirituality: Set the World Ablaze: Poem: "Prayer of a Soldier in France" by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)John Predmore, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post-54628276335256153832011-04-22T19:37:48.757-04:002011-04-22T19:37:48.757-04:00Interesting. Thanks for your research. Isn't i...Interesting. Thanks for your research. Isn't it amazing that your husband knows this so well.John Predmore, S.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post-68494969618815926282011-04-22T10:32:06.987-04:002011-04-22T10:32:06.987-04:00I just found out that my husband (American, Jesuit...I just found out that my husband (American, Jesuit educated) knows this poem by heart!claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post-37535013570084595832011-04-22T10:09:00.039-04:002011-04-22T10:09:00.039-04:00As I looked at his dates, I assumed he died in Fra...As I looked at his dates, I assumed he died in France shortly before the Armistice, which he did.<br />I googled his name and found that: <br /><br />"At the time of his deployment to Europe during the first World War (1914–1918), Kilmer was considered the leading American Catholic poet and lecturer of his generation, whom critics often compared to British contemporaries G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) and Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953).[1][2][3] A sergeant in the 165th U.S. Infantry Regiment (better known as 'The Fighting 69th), Kilmer was killed at the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 at the age of 31."<br /><br />Thank you then for introducing this poet to us. I happen to be French-born and my maternal grandfather fought in WWI. So his death... Hm.<br /><br />Wishing you a Blessed Good Friday.claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.com