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John Berryman

John Allyn (Smith) Berryman was an American poet, 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. - Wikipedia

American poet and scholar (1914–1972)

Born	25 October 1914
Died	7 January 1972

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Stephen Crane: a critical biography

by John Berryman
First published in 1950 — 9 editions

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Berryman's sonnets.

by John Berryman First published in 1952 — 7 editions

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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet: [poem]

by John Berryman First published in 1956 — 6 editions

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Love & fame.

by John Berryman First published in 1970 — 4 editions

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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet: poem

by John Berryman First published in 1956 — 4 editions

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His toy, his dream, his rest: 308 dream songs.

by John Berryman First published in 1968 — 4 editions

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Recovery.

by John Berryman First published in 1973 — 4 editions

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77 dream songs.

by John Berryman First published in 1964 — 4 editions

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Collected poems 1937-1971

by John Berryman
First published in 1942 — 4 editions

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The Bahamas: a social studies course for secondary schools.

by John Berryman First published in 1980 — 3 editions

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Stephen Crane (The American Men of Letters Series)

by John Berryman First published in 1950 — 3 editions

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Stephen Crane: A Critical Biography

by John Berryman First published in 1962 — 3 editions

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Berryman's Sonnets

by John Berryman, Daniel Swift, and April Bernard First published in 1967 — 3 editions

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The dream songs.

by John Berryman First published in 1969 — 3 editions

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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet and other poems

by John Berryman First published in 1959 — 3 editions

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77 Dream Songs: Poems

by John Berryman First published in 1964 — 3 editions

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The freedom of the poet

by John Berryman First published in 1973 — 3 editions

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The Dream Songs

by John Berryman First published in 1982 — 3 editions

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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet

by John Berryman First published in 1956 — 3 editions

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Trouble with Telstar

by John Berryman First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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American poet and scholar (1914–1972)

Born	25 October 1914
Died	7 January 1972

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OLID: OL202148A
GoodReads: 86808
ISNI: 000000010913672X
Library of Congress Names: n79142591
MusicBrainz: 6ed16f49-60d7-49fe-b5e1-b194d5af0b9c
VIAF: 71421263
Wikidata: Q522192
Inventaire.io: wd:Q522192

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