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(1914-1972) Poet. John Berryman attended Columbia University in New York City. Berryman’s books include “The Dream Songs” (1969), which received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

Full Name

John Berryman

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline


Unknown

1914

BIRTH

John Allyn Smith, Jr. was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1914. Following his father's death, John was adopted by his step-father, John Berryman, and he took his new step-father's name.

1926

RESIDENCE

Berryman's family moved to New York in 1926 and settled in Queens, New York.

1936

OTHER

John Berryman graduated from Columbia University in 1936.

1942

LITWORK

Poems

1948

LITWORK

The Dispossessed


Poetry collection.

1950

LITWORK

Stephen Crane


Biography.

1956

LITWORK

Homage to Mistress Bradstreet


Poetry.

1964

LITWORK

77 Dream Songs


Poetry collection, Pulitzer Prize winner.

1967

LITWORK

Berryman's Sonnets


Poetry collection.

1968

LITWORK

His Toy, His Dream, His Rest


Poetry collection.

1969

LITWORK

The Dream Songs


"The Dream Songs" (1969), received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

1970

LITWORK

Love & Fame


Poetry collection.

1972

DEATH

John Berryman died in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1972.

1972

INTERMENT

John Berryman is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

1972

LITWORK

Delusions


Poetry collection.

1973

LITWORK

Recovery


Novel.

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