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Born in October 25, 1914 / Died in January 7, 1972 / United States / English

Poems by John Berryman

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Dream Song 120: Foes I sniff, when I have less to shout

... I'll feed you how I feel:—of avocado moist with lemon, yea ...

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Dream Song 324

... your high-jinks delighted the continents & our ears: ...

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Homage to Mistress Bradstreet

...   [18] whose passionless dicker in the shade, whose glance  ...

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Dream Song 29

... s ears the little cough somewhere, an odour, a chime ...

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Dream Song 14

...   After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns,  ...

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Go, ill-sped book

... for reasons unknown, and fate has bound them fast ...

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Dream Song 17: Muttered Henry:—Lord of matter, thus

... by smug.-What have I tossed you but the least ...

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Dream Song 39: Goodbye, sir, and fare well. You're in the clear

... 'Nobody' (Mark says you said) 'is ever found out ...

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Keep your eyes open when you kiss

... . Open wide! You do, you do, and I look into them ...

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Dream Song 10

... It is in the occasions, that-not the fathomless heart- ...

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Dream Song 19

... Here, whence all have departed orwill do, here airless, where ...

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Epilogue

... Somewhere, vague and cold, the spirit and seal ...

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Winter Landscape

... Descend, while three birds watch and the fourth flies ...

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Dream Song 172

... though the screams of orphaned children fix me anew ...

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Dream Song 2

... -Hit's hard. Kinged or thinged, though, fling & wing ...