The Death of John Berryman (1996)

[brudgers]

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=39466

[miobrien]

Nice poem. Haven’t read it before.

Berryman’s Dream Song 14 is one of my favorites. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47534/dream-song-14

[mcphage → miobrien]

Who is Henry that both this poem and the original post refer to?

[miobrien → mcphage]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Songs?wprov=sfti1

The Dream Songs are a collection of poems with characters, etc. Henry bears somewhat of resemblance to Berryman.

[brudgers → mcphage]

Dreamsongs was a project of multiple poems...or two projects depending on how you squint.

Henry recurs in those poems.

[mcphage → brudgers]

Thank you!

[softwaredoug]

I highly recommend watching his YouTube videos. He’s pretty enthralling to watch.

[slyrus]

Hoist up the John B sail!