Quotes by : John Berryman

You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the....

Them lady poets must not marry, pal.

Is stuffed, de world, wif feeding girls.

These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand.They are only meant to terrify & comfort.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

…Henry is tired of winter,& haircuts, & a squeamish comfy ruin-prone proud national mind, & Spring....

During those years he met his seminars,went & lectured & read, talked with human beings,paid insurance....

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Them lady poets must not marry, pal . . . It is a true error to marry with poets / or to be by them.

The Prayer of the Middle-Aged ManAmid the doctors in the Temple at twelve, between mother & host at Cana....