Portraits of the Writers by Jaime Permuth

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Photographer Jamie Permuth spent a day last fall with the some of the members of Get Your Wordsworth.  Here, he shares with us their portraits as well as images from their homes and neighborhood.

The Green Dress

By Peggy Strait, a member of Get Your Wordsworth

I made up my mind. The plan was simple and straightforward. Anything in my closet that had not been worn in the past twenty years, and unlikely to be worn in the next ten years would go into the box for the Salvation Army.

It was easy. Why do I still have those skirts that I could wear now only if I stopped breathing? And those party dresses! Useless!

The box was filling up. Then I came to the green dress. I looked at it and remembered the occasion for which I had bought the dress. I was scheduled to appear before a panel of professors at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU to defend my thesis for the PhD. I thought that for the occasion I should wear something other than the usual sweater and skirt that I wore to classes. So I made a trip to Bonwit Teller, the high fashion shop on Fifth Avenue at 57th Street.

A Different Kind of Senior Moment

By Peggy Strait, a member of Get Your Wordsworth

I went to meet a friend of mine at the Angelika Theater last Friday afternoon.  He has a wonderful habit of always being at a place before I arrive, but on this occasion I was early.  As I entered the theater, I held the door open for the person walking in just behind me.  He was a tall, well-dressed, good-looking gentleman with an intelligent, kindly face.  I judged his age to be late sixties to mid seventies.  We walked into the lobby – then he turned to me and asked, “What movie are you going to?”  “Midnight in Paris,” I replied.  His face lit up.   “Wonderful!” he said, “I am going there, too!” “Like mind!” was my spontaneous response.