Conversations with John Berryman by Hoffman, Eric
Conversations with John Berryman by Hoffman, Eric

Conversations with John Berryman

The poetry of John Berryman (1914-1972) is primarily concerned with the self in response to the rapid...
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Author: Eric Hoffman
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Conversations with John Berryman by Hoffman, Eric

Conversations with John Berryman

$101.04
Conversations with John Berryman by Hoffman, Eric

Conversations with John Berryman

$101.04
Author: Eric Hoffman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The poetry of John Berryman (1914-1972) is primarily concerned with the self in response to the rapid social, political, sexual, racial, and technological transformations of the twentieth century, and their impact on the psyche and spirit, both individual and collective. He was just as likely to find inspiration in his local newspaper as he was from the poetry of Hopkins or Milton. In fact, in contrast to the popular perception of Berryman drunkenly composing strange, dreamlike, abstract, esoteric poems, Berryman was intensely aware of craft. His best work routinely utilizes a variety of rhetorical styles, shifting effortlessly from the lyric to the prosaic.

For Berryman, poetry was nothing less than a vocation, a mission, and a way of life. Though he desired fame, he acknowledged its relative unimportance when he stated that the "important thing is that your work is something no one else can do." As a result, Berryman very rarely granted interviews--"I teach and I write," he explained, "I'm not copy"--yet when he did the results were always captivating. Collected in Conversations with John Berryman are all of Berryman's major interviews, personality pieces, profiles, and local interest items, where interviewers attempt to unravel him, as both Berryman and his interlocutors struggle to find value in poetry in a fallen world.

Author: Eric Hoffman
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 02/12/2021
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781496826336

About the Author
Eric Hoffman is author of Oppen: A Narrative. He also coedited (with Dominick Grace) Dave Sim: Conversations; Chester Brown: Conversations; and Seth: Conversations, all published by University Press of Mississippi. He is author of several books of poetry, most recently This Thin Mean: New Selected Poems; Presence of Life; and Losses of Life.
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