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“Dream Song 105” by John Berryman
“A major achievement . . . [Berryman] has written an elegy on his brilliant generation and, in the process, he has also written an elegy on himself.” - A. Alvarez, The Observer… Read More
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“Dream Song 70” by John Berryman
“The character of Henry [the hero of The Dream Songs] is a permanent addition to our literature.” - James Schevill… Read More
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“Minnesota Thanksgiving” by John Berryman
"The frankness of Berryman’s work influenced his friend Robert Lowell and other Confessional poets like Anne Sexton. The poet’s lifelong struggles with alcoholism and depression ended in 1972, when he jumped off… Read More
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Dream Song 370 (“Henry Saw with Tolstoyan Clarity”) by John Berryman
"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… Read More