Alfred Kreymborg, the poet and editor, was born in New York City. As a child, Kreymborg was interested in books, chess, and music. His interest in music eventually led him into literature when he wrote a “prose symphony.” In 1913 he started the little magazine the Glebe, one of the first little magazines to publish experimental writers. The Glebe barely ran over a year, but Kreymborg kept busy in the literary scene by starting the Others in 1915. Kreymborg is also responsible for Broom and American Caravan. He and his second wife joined the expatriate scene in Paris for a brief period in 1921. Later in Kreymborg’s life, he served as the president of the Poetry Society of America, was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and acted as judge for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

Compiled by Sabrina Rissing (Class of '06, Davidson College) and David Tulis (Class of '05, Davidson College)