
The definitive biography of John Berryman, one of the twentieth century's foremost poets

"The best single volume on Berryman's life and work". -- Kirkus Reviews



"Dream Song" is the story of John Berryman, one of the most gifted poets of a generation that included Elizabeth Bishop, Randall Jarrell, Robert Lowell, and Dylan Thomas. Using Berryman's unpublished letters and poetry, as well as interviews with those who knew him intimately,...