Among the staggering collection of literary manuscripts and letters in the VQR Archive in the Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, are thirteen typescript poems and numerous letters to and from John Berryman. Taken together, they provide a snapshot of Berryman through the three main phases of his literary reputation: the struggling young poet, the tormented genius, and the tragic figure who took his own life at the height of his powers.
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Related Articles:
• “In Loving Memory of the Late Author of the Dream Songs” by William Meredith, from our Winter 1973 issue.
• “Berryman’s Last Hurrah,” a review of Berryman’s “The Freedom of the Poet,” from our Autumn 1976 issue.
Related Links:
• A letter from William Meredith to John Berryman, February 24, 1970.
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