John Berryman
John Berryman | |
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| Born | John Allyn Smith, Jr. October 25, 1914 McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1972 (aged 57) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by jumping from the Washington Avenue Bridge |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Clare College, Cambridge (MA) |
| Period | 1942–1972 |
| Literary movement | Confessional poetry |
| Notable works | The Dream Songs |
| Notable awards | National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Bollingen Prize |
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John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was 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. His 77 Dream Songs (1964) won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.