I didn’t want to be like Yeats; I wanted to be Yeats.
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)