John Berryman






John Berryman

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born
October 25, 1914

died
January 07, 1972

gender
male

place of birth
McAlester, Oklahoma, The United States

genre
Poetry

influences
Yeats


about this author

John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) was an American poet, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and often considered one of the founders of the Confessional school of poetry. He was the author of The Dream Songs, which are playful, witty, and morbid. Berryman committed suicide in 1972.

Of his youthful self he said, 'I didn't want to be like Yeats; I wanted to be Yeats.'




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The Dream Songs The Dream Songs
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.45 — 691 ratings — published 1969
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77 Dream Songs 77 Dream Songs
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.55 — 85 ratings — published 1964
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John Berryman: Collected Poems... John Berryman: Collected Poems 1937-1971
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.43 — 68 ratings — published 1989
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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet Homage to Mistress Bradstreet
by John Berryman
avg rating 3.90 — 39 ratings — published 1956
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John Berryman: Selected Poems John Berryman: Selected Poems
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.46 — 28 ratings — published 2004
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Recovery Recovery
by John Berryman
avg rating 3.24 — 25 ratings — published 1973
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Berryman's Sonnets Berryman's Sonnets
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.28 — 18 ratings — published 1967
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Love & fame Love & fame (Noonday)
by John Berryman
avg rating 3.45 — 20 ratings — published 1970
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Berryman's Shakespeare Berryman's Shakespeare
by John Berryman
avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 1999
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His Toy, His Dream, His Rest:... His Toy, His Dream, His Rest: 308 Dream Songs
by John Berryman
avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published 1968
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"You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the courage to achieve. Otherwise you're merely imitating yourself, going nowhere, because that's always easiest."
John Berryman
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"I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut."
John Berryman
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"Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so.
After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns,
we ourselves flash and yearn"
John Berryman (The Dream Songs)
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