Remembering the Poet, John Berryman, on the Anniversary of His Tragic Death
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Remembering the Poet, John Berryman, on the Anniversary of His Tragic Death
as for publishing he advised me
to paper my wall with rejection slips
his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled
with the vehemence of his views about poetry
he said the great presence
that permitted everything and transmuted it
in poetry was passion
passion was genius and he praised movement and invention
to paper my wall with rejection slips
his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled
with the vehemence of his views about poetry
he said the great presence
that permitted everything and transmuted it
in poetry was passion
passion was genius and he praised movement and invention
Poetic Outlaws • Remembering the Poet, John Berryman, on the Anniversary of His Tragic Death
He began publishing his works in 1940, at the age of 26, and never stopped.