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Tag: John Berryman

232. (John Berryman)

Although it would be wrong to read John Berryman’s Dream Songs as a poem about the madness of a nation, … More

American Literature, American poetry, decorum, Dream Songs, John Berryman

222. (Emily Dickinson)

This post is the second of a series of evolving sketches about “decorum” in poetry. This is the messiest of … More

American Literature, American poetry, decorum, Emily Dickinson, high style, John Berryman, Poetry

42. (John Berryman)

For whom, among those who turn and return to literature, is the memory of adolescent boredom not fresh? Probably it … More

Attention, Auden, Criticism, John Berryman, Poetry
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