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John Berryman
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Allyn Berryman, John Allyn McAlpin Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 25 October 1914
- Died
- 7 January 1972
- Works
- 112
Top works
- Only Sing
- His thought made pockets & the plane buckt
- Contemporary American poetry
- Five Young American Poets
- Five young American poets
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1914
- Active to
- 1972
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- Listeners
- 437
- Total plays
- 3,355
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John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) (25 October 1914 – 7 January 1972) 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.' <a hre
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Key facts
- Born
- John Allyn Smith, Jr. , ( 1914-10-25 ) October 25, 1914, McAlester, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- January 7, 1972 (1972-01-07) (aged 57), Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Suicide by jumping from the Washington Avenue Bridge
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ), Clare College, Cambridge ( MA )
- Period
- 1942–1972
- Literary movement
- Confessional poetry
- Notable works
- The Dream Songs
- Notable awards
- National Book Award , Pulitzer Prize for Poetry , Bollingen Prize
- Spouse
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- Relatives
- Robert G. Shaver (great-grandfather)
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- date of birth
- 1914-10-25
- date of death
- 1972-01-07
- birth name
- John Allyn Smith, Jr.
- name in kana
- ジョン・ベリーマン
- name in native language
- John Berryman
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John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the "confessional" school of poetry. His 77 Dream Songs (1964) won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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