This article is about the American poet. For other people with the same name, see John Berryman (disambiguation).
John Berryman
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.
Occupation
Poet
Education
Columbia University (BA)
Period
1942–1972
Literary movement
Confessional poetry
Notable works
The Dream Songs
Notable awards
National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Bollingen Prize
Spouse
Eileen Simpson
(m. 1942; div. 1956)
Ann Levine
(m. 1956; div. 1959)
Kate Donahue
(m. 1961)
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.[1]
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