Rediscovering John Berryman

Duration: 27 min
Release date: 2014-10-09
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Forty years after his death, the poet and scholar, John Berryman's legacy is examined and celebrated in this short film. This documentary features numerous scholars, experts, and musical artists that have been inspired by Berryman's prolific career. Berryman is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry called 'The Dream Songs' and for his tragic suicide off the Washington Avenue Bridge in 1972, while professor at the University of Minnesota.

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Rediscovering John Berryman

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