Dream Song 14
by John Berryman
‘Dream Song 14’ is a short poem that is one of Berryman’s most popular and anthologized. It was published in
John Berryman was an American poet and an incredibly important figure in American poetry in the 20th century. He’s part of the confessional school of poetry alongside writers like Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. His best-known work is The Dream Songs and includes many free verse poems labeled with numbers.
‘Dream Song 14’ is a short poem that is one of Berryman’s most popular and anthologized. It was published in
‘Dream Song 29’ is one of Berryman’s most popular and anthologized. It was published in his 1964 volume, 77 Dream Songs,
‘Henry’s Understanding’ by John Berryman is a chilling and image-rich description of Berryman’s state of mind towards the end of his life as he contemplated suicide.
John Berryman is an incredibly interesting writer who is best-known from his “Dream Songs,” a collection of 385 “songs” that