Quote of the day
The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
John Berryman

Born: October 25, 1914
Died: January 7, 1972 (aged 57)
Bio: John Allyn McAlpin Berryman was an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and was considered a key figure in the Confessional school of poetry.
Known for:
- The Dream Songs (1969)
- Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956)
- The freedom of the poet
- Berryman's Sonnets (1967)
- Collected Poems, 1937-71