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In 1911, Kilmer's first book of verse, entitled Summer of Love was published. Kilmer would later write that “…some of the poems in it, those inspired by genuine love, are not things of which to be ashamed, and you, understanding, would not be offended by the others.” ... Within a few days after the United States declared war on Germany and entered the first World War in April 1917, Kilmer enlisted in the Seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard. ...