When They Were Very Young

We're happy to present an expanded version of a feature that originated in 1950 on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the PSA and was recently revived as a corner of our exhibit, "Portraits of Poets, 1910-2010" at the National Arts Club this past January and as a feature on our website. This expanded installment more accurately reflects the dynamism and diversity of the exhibit as a whole, and we hope you enjoy it.

                Tina Chang, with her brother

 

                          Amy Clampitt, with her brother Lawrence


 

   
Henri Cole                                              Wanda Coleman and
                                                                   a paternal great aunt
                                                                          


                
  Billy Collins                                          Alfred Corn     

 
           
Douglas Crase                                     Rita Dove, photo by Ray A. Dove



                                    
                                     Cornelius Eady


               
Louise Glück                                       Jorie Graham


 

 
Kimiko Hahn



                      
                        Joy Harjo
     
        
Matthea Harvey                        Terrance Hayes

 

                             
                                  Juan Felipe Herrera

 

       
Richard Howard                             Vincent Katz

 

             
Galway Kinnell                                      Kenneth Koch

 

   
Maxine Kumin                           Phillis Levin



                  
                    Elizabeth Macklin

 

   
Heather McHugh

 

    
Marianne Moore,                             Tracie Morris
with her brother                                        
   
                David Mura and paternal grandfather


             
Mary Oliver                                         Ron Padgett

 

    
Elise Paschen, with her                      Robert Pinsky
mother Maria Tallchief     
                                  

 

                  
Claudia Rankine                                  Spencer Reece

 

  
Kay Ryan                                              Hugh Seidman

 

   
Vijay Seshadri                                           Tracy K. Smith,
                                                                       with her mother



    
Mark Strand                                    Arthur Sze

 

    Rosanna Warren (second from the right) 

 

         
Afaa Michael Weaver            Al Young,
                                                     photo by Dan I. Slobin

 

                   
                    Kevin Young
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