The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he’s in business.
About John Berryman
John Allyn McAlpin Berrymanwas 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.
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Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so.
American poet and scholar (1914-1972)
We must travel in the direction of our fear.
American poet and scholar (1914-1972)
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.
American poet and scholar (1914-1972)
The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he’s in business.
American poet and scholar (1914-1972)
I didn’t want to be like Yeats; I wanted to be Yeats.
American poet and scholar (1914-1972)