Person Detail: John Berryman

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General Information:
Full Name: John Berryman
Biography: (1914-1972) Poet. John Berryman attended Columbia University in New York City. Berryman's books include "The Dream Songs" (1969), which received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Author's Timeline:
1914		(Unknown) County John Allyn Smith, Jr. was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1914. Following his father's death, John was adopted by his step-father, John Berryman, and he took his new step-father's name.
1926		Queens County Berryman's family moved to New York in 1926 and settled in Queens, New York.
1936		New York County John Berryman graduated from Columbia University in 1936.
1942		(Unknown) County Poems
1948		(Unknown) County The Dispossessed Poetry collection.
1950		(Unknown) County Stephen Crane Biography.
1956		(Unknown) County Homage to Mistress Bradstreet Poetry.
1964		(Unknown) County 77 Dream Songs Poetry collection, Pulitzer Prize winner.
1967		(Unknown) County Berryman's Sonnets Poetry collection.
1968		(Unknown) County His Toy, His Dream, His Rest Poetry collection.
1969		(Unknown) County The Dream Songs "The Dream Songs" (1969), received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
1970		(Unknown) County Love & Fame Poetry collection.
1972		(Unknown) County John Berryman died in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1972.
1972		(Unknown) County John Berryman is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
1972		(Unknown) County Delusions Poetry collection.
1973		(Unknown) County Recovery Novel.