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Alfred Kreymborg
1883–1966
A lively early modernist voice, he helped open doors for experimental American poetry while also writing novels, plays, and criticism. His career bridged the worlds of little magazines, literary advocacy, and his own inventive 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 became a poet, novelist, playwright, editor, and anthologist whose work was closely tied to the rise of literary modernism. Reliable biographical sources describe him as an important early champion of free verse and experimental writing, and note that he was active across several forms rather than in poetry alone.
He is especially remembered for the role he played in supporting other writers. Accounts from the Poetry Foundation and the Academy of American Poets emphasize his work as an editor and literary organizer, helping create space for new voices in American poetry at a time when modernist writing was still finding its audience.
Kreymborg died in 1966, leaving behind both his own books and a wider legacy as a connector, advocate, and chronicler of American poetry. For listeners coming to him now, he stands out not just as a writer from the period, but as one of the people who helped shape the literary scene around him.