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John Berryman

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American poet and scholar (1914-1972)

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John Allyn McAlpin Berryman 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.

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1969Bollingen Prize
1969National Book Award
1967Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1966Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
1965Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1952Guggenheim Fellowship
1949Shelley Memorial Award
Russell Loines Award for Poetry
Julian Corbett Prize in Naval History

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United States
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1972 · aged 57
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