author
Alfred Kreymborg
1883–1966
A lively force in early modernist poetry, this New York writer helped champion new voices as both a poet and an editor. He is especially remembered for founding Others, the little magazine that gave important space to experimental American verse.
1 Audiobook
The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek
by Alfred Kreymborg
About the author
Born in New York City in 1883, Alfred Kreymborg grew into one of the energetic figures of early twentieth-century American literature. He wrote poetry, fiction, and plays, and his work moved through different styles over the years, from free verse and modernist experiment to more formal patterns.
Kreymborg’s lasting place in literary history comes not only from his own writing but also from his eye for emerging talent. As the founder and editor of Others: A Magazine of the New Verse, he helped introduce and support writers connected with the modernist movement at a moment when American poetry was changing quickly.
He also worked as an anthologist and literary organizer, helping shape how readers understood new poetry in his time. He died in 1966, leaving behind a career that reflects both the adventurous spirit of modernism and the patient work of building a literary community.