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"Trees" is a lyric poem by American poet Joyce Kilmer. Written in February 1913, it was first published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse that August and included in Kilmer's 1914 collection Trees and Other Poems. The poem, in twelve lines of rhyming couplets of iambic tetrameter verse, describes what Kilmer perceives as the inability of art created by humankind to replicate the beauty achieved by nature.

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  • Trees es un poema del poeta estadounidense Joyce Kilmer. Escrito en febrero de 1913, fue publicado por primera vez en , en agosto del mismo año, e incluido en la colección de 1914 de Kilmer Trees and Other Poems.​​​ El poema, que consta de 12 líneas de pareados de verso de tipo tetrámetro yámbico, representa la personificación de un árbol apretando su boca contra el pecho de la Tierra, mirando a Dios y elevando sus brazos para rezar. Se trata de una de las obras por las que Kilmer es más conocido, además de haber sido el blanco de frecuentes parodias y referencias en la cultura popular. El trabajo de Kilmer ha sido con frecuencia menospreciado por los críticos y rechazado por los estudiantes por ser demasiado simple y sentimental, además de que su estilo ha sido tachado como excesivamente tradicional e incluso arcaico.​ A pesar de todo esto, cierto atractivo popular ha contribuido a que el poema siga siendo muy conocido. El crítico literario Guy Davenport lo considera como «el único poema conocido por prácticamente todo el mundo».​ Trees es frecuentemente incluido en antologías poéticas y ha sido musicalizado en numerosas ocasiones, entre las que se incluye una interpretación de , llevada a cabo por los cantantes Nelson Eddy, Robert Merrill y Paul Robeson. La localización del árbol concreto que pudo haber servido de inspiración para el poema ha sido reivindicada por distintos lugares e instituciones relacionadas con la vida de Kilmer, entre los que se encuentran la Universidad Rutgers, la Universidad de Notre Dame y numerosas localidades a lo largo de los Estados Unidos que Kilmer visitó. Sin embargo, el hijo mayor de Kilmer, Kenton, declaró que el poema no está vinculado a ningún árbol en específico y que es aplicable a cualquiera. Trees fue escrito en un dormitorio escaleras arriba de la casa familiar en Mahwah, cuya ventana «tenía vistas a una colina, con un jardín bien arbolado».​​ Irónicamente, Kenton Kilmer afirmó que «aunque su padre era muy conocido por su afición por los árboles, su relación con ellos no era muy "sentimental", pues una de las características principales de la propiedad de la familia Kilmer era una gigantesca pila de madera en el exterior de la casa».​ (es)
  • "Trees" is a lyric poem by American poet Joyce Kilmer. Written in February 1913, it was first published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse that August and included in Kilmer's 1914 collection Trees and Other Poems. The poem, in twelve lines of rhyming couplets of iambic tetrameter verse, describes what Kilmer perceives as the inability of art created by humankind to replicate the beauty achieved by nature. Kilmer is most remembered for "Trees", which has been the subject of frequent parodies and references in popular culture. Kilmer's work is often disparaged by critics and dismissed by scholars as being too simple and overly sentimental, and that his style was far too traditional and even archaic. Despite this, the popular appeal of "Trees" has contributed to its endurance. Literary critic Guy Davenport considers it "the one poem known by practically everybody". "Trees" is frequently included in poetry anthologies and has been set to music several times—including a popular rendition by Oscar Rasbach, performed by singers Nelson Eddy, Robert Merrill, and Paul Robeson. The location for a specific tree as the possible inspiration for the poem has been claimed by several places and institutions connected to Kilmer's life; among these are Rutgers University, the University of Notre Dame, and towns across the country that Kilmer visited. However, Kilmer's eldest son, Kenton, declares that the poem does not apply to any one tree—that it could apply equally to any. "Trees" was written in an upstairs bedroom at the family's home in Mahwah, New Jersey, that "looked out down a hill, on our well-wooded lawn". Kenton Kilmer stated that while his father was "widely known for his affection for trees, his affection was certainly not sentimental—the most distinguished feature of Kilmer's property was a colossal woodpile outside his home". (en)
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  • I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. thumb|A reading of "trees" (en)
  • LUTHOR: ... Give me another one... JOR-EL: Education crystal 108. Earth Culture. A typical ode, much loved by the people you will live among, Kal-El. "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer. "I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree; a tree whose branches wide and strong..." LUTHOR: Good god! EVE: Hey wait! I love "Trees." LUTHOR: So does the average Cocker Spaniel. (en)
  • I think that we should never freeze Such lively assets as our cheese. The sucker's hungry mouth is pressed Against the cheese's caraway breast. ... Poems are nought but warmed-up breeze. DOLLARS are made by Trappist Cheese. (en)
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  • Trees es un poema del poeta estadounidense Joyce Kilmer. Escrito en febrero de 1913, fue publicado por primera vez en , en agosto del mismo año, e incluido en la colección de 1914 de Kilmer Trees and Other Poems.​​​ El poema, que consta de 12 líneas de pareados de verso de tipo tetrámetro yámbico, representa la personificación de un árbol apretando su boca contra el pecho de la Tierra, mirando a Dios y elevando sus brazos para rezar. (es)
  • "Trees" is a lyric poem by American poet Joyce Kilmer. Written in February 1913, it was first published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse that August and included in Kilmer's 1914 collection Trees and Other Poems. The poem, in twelve lines of rhyming couplets of iambic tetrameter verse, describes what Kilmer perceives as the inability of art created by humankind to replicate the beauty achieved by nature. (en)
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