“We must travel in the direction of our fear.”
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John Allyn (Smith) Berryman was an American poet, a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and often considered one of the founders of the Confessional school of poetry. He was the author of The Dream Songs, which are playful, witty, and morbid. Berryman committed suicide in 1972. - Wikipedia
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“We must travel in the direction of our fear.”
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“I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.”
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“You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the courage to achieve. Otherwise you're merely imitating yourself, going no...”
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“These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand. They are only meant to terrify & comfort.”
“I do strongly feel that among the greatest pieces of luck for high achievement is ordeal. Certain great artists can make out without it, Titian and others, but mostly you need ordeal. My ide...”
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“Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.”
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“The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.”
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“I didn't want to be like Yeats; I wanted to be Yeats.”
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