In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature.
John Berryman (1914-72) was a poet from an immensely gifted generation of American poets that included Robert Lowell, Randall Jarrell and Elizabeth Bishop. His long sequence The Dream Songs has become an enduring landmark in American poetry and a tribute to Berryman's own endurance in the face of alcoholism, depression and mental instability. In 1972 he leaped to his death from a bridge above the Mississippi River.
| ISBN: | 9780571217816 |
| Publication date: | 4th March 2004 |
| Author: | John Berryman, Michael Hofmann |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 88 pages |
| Series: | Poet to Poet |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets Poetry by individual poets |
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature.John Berryman (1914-72) was a poet from an immensely gifted generation of American poets that included Robert Lowell, Randall Jarrell and Elizabeth Bishop.
Poems features in the following genres: Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry by individual poets
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Poems was written by John Berryman, Michael Hofmann and published by Faber & Faber
Poems has 88 pages
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