The famous poem I Have a Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger. Seeger was an American poet who died in World War I on July 4, 1916. I Have a Rendezvous with Death was published posthumously in 1917. I Have a Rendezvous with Death was one of JFK's favorite poems, and he often had his wife recite it to him. Endjoy I Have a Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger today!