Portraits of Poets: 1910 – 2010 Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY.
January 5, 2010 — Recently, I was invited to photograph the opening night of the Portraits of Poets 1910-2010 exhibit, as part of the Centennial Anniversary celebrations of the Poetry Society of America (PSA) — the organization responsible for the excellent Poetry in Motion subway series among many other poetry-celebratory endeavors.
The evening featured gripping performances by poets Galway Kinnell, Marie Ponsot, Yusef Komnunyakaa, Richard Howard, and Sapphire — the latter, whos novel is now the major Oscar-buzzy motion picture, Precious.
The exhibit, which will be up through January 15th at the National Arts Club in Gramercy, Manhattan, includes drawings, photographs, and oil portraits of distinguished poets from W. B. Yeats, Robert Frost, and Marianne Moore to Lorine Niedecker, Frank O’Hara, Etheridge Knight, Gary Snyder, Adrienne Rich, and Audre Lorde.
Even if you missed the opening night cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, I highly recommend checking out the incredible mansion-space as well as the wonderful works of art.
Related readings:
- Alice Quinn: “Luminous night, in so many ways…”
- NY Times: LOOKING AHEAD; Downtime At New Year? It’s Filled
- Poetry Society of America
