#johnberryman

[ceejayheff]

the ball poem

What is the boy now, who has lost his ball. What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over—there it is in the water! No use to say 'O there are other balls': An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down All his young days into the harbour where His ball went. I would not intrude on him, A dime, another ball, is worthless. Now He senses first responsibility In a world of possessions. People will take balls, Balls will be lost always, little boy, And no one buys a ball back. Money is external. He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes, The epistemology of loss, how to stand up Knowing what every man must one day know And most know many days, how to stand up And gradually light returns to the street, A whistle blows, the ball is out of sight. Soon part of me will explore the deep and dark Floor of the harbour . . I am everywhere, I suffer and move, my mind and my heart move With all that move me, under the water Or whistling, I am not a little boy.

John Berryman

[joearf]

2022.04.23: ‘Something has been said for sobriety, but very little’ - Snafu Bar, New York City, NY #snafubar #somethinghasbeensaid #bar #bars #nycbars #newyorkcity #newyorkcityphotography #interiorphotography #johnberryman (at Snafu 47) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcvOJSxup4t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[slickcatbooks]

Here they are! Today’s Literary Calendar birthdays! Which one had multiple Pulitzer and American Book Award nominations? Whose real name is Aaron Roy Weintraub? Who wrote 700 essays and 40 books? Who had numerous National Book Awards for Book Jacket Designs? For the answers go to: https://slickcatbooks.com/pages/literary-calendar-2021 Happy Birthday to: Anne Tyler, Benjamin Constant, Bruce Feiler, David Laskin, Eduardo Barrios, Fred Marcellino, Harold Brodkey, Henry Steele Commager, Janet Fox, John Berryman, Michael T. Lynch, Suheir Hammad, Thomas Babbington Macauley and Zadie Smith #slickcatbooks #greatbooksgreatmemories #literarycalendar #birthdays #authorsbirthdays #morethanastore #annetyler #benjaminconstant #brucefeiler #davidlaskin #eduardobarrios #fredmarcellino #haroldbrodkey #henrysteelecommager #janetfox #johnberryman #michaellynch #suheirhammad #thomasmacaulay #zadiesmith https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdrBAmMUok/?utm_medium=tumblr

[quotethislater]

On fear. #johnberryman #fear #quotethislater #qoutes https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOH-kZgXks/?igshid=fjkq75gk6zqf

[99quotes]

Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years. —John Berryman

[mj1982mjha]

"Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so." #AmericanPoet #JohnBerryman was born on this day in 1914.His #Dreamsongs is hailed as a classic poetry book.A poet of deep unease #Berryman was a pillar of #ConfessionalPoetry. #happybirthdayJohnBerryman ! #OTD. (at Samastipur) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Avbl0BUgW/?igshid=1xhw5ugdh5dpg

[yourdisappointedarms]

Snowy Ohio Saturday, perfect for a bookstore run. Thanks @lastexitbooks for the latest haul. #peterhandke #roddydoyle #johnberryman #spaldinggray #williamtvollmann (at Last Exit Book Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjpIk8gxd_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xlljjjo4zgom

[thewearyluddite-blog]

Dream Wail 1

Here I prospectively ascribe all the honor and the glory to whaling; for a whaleship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

-Herman Melville (Moby Dick)

1   

He learned in the water, learned in the air, a sycamore was his teacher – his guidance. Ishmael oiled his education with chowder and gin, oh yes, and gin! Was he loved? Did thoughts of warm nights take away from his whaling institution?   Ishmael found himself engulfed, passion’s jaws had him like Jonah. He didn’t have arms sprawled, or legs wrapped. -Queequeg or the companion: You learnee from the moment, from the moment you knowee. Ishmael patted his leg in agreement.   Icey waters were the launch of icy lessons, his companion’s a cannibal – a noble savage, what would Hawthorne have to say? 300th lay was a worthy stipend for Ishmael, for education, not of knowledge, but of will. He awaited the sea and its adventure.    

[handkerchiefsandwich]

In honor of World Poetry Day, here’s three favorites. . #worldpoetryday #johnberryman #frankohara #nicklaird

[ceejayheff]

i dreamt he drove me back to the asylum

I dreamt he drove me back to the asylum Straight after lunch; we stood then at one end, A sort of cafeteria behind, my friend Behind me, nuts in groups about the room; A dumbwaiter with five shelves was waiting (some- thing's missing here) to take me up - I bend And lift a quart of milk to hide and tend, Take with me. Everybody is watching, dumb. I try to put it first among some worm- shot volumes of the N.E.D. I had On the top shelf - then somewhere else... slowly Lise comes up in a matron's uniform And with a look (I saw once) infinitely sad In her grey eyes takes it away from me.

John Berryman

[suhainprogress]

I’ve been trying to make this a habit lately. The moment I recognised that I fear something, I face it immediately and this has turned my life around. Except for snakes and things that can kill 😂 . . . . . #suhainprogress #quotes #words #johnberryman #reading #suhareads #text #textpost #blackandwhite #fear https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRxjQaBybd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pev1rpa6jh17

[normals]

Sweet Jayzoo, my brother steered me true on a goldmine tip today. Over 40 nice books unearthed including a hb first of White Noise by #DonDeLillo a 1982 first of Fevre Dream by #GeorgeRRMartin , 20th anniversary hb, fine, of Neuromancer by #WilliamGibson, a very good Viking hb of Finnegan's Wake, Who Was #JacquesDerrida , #MartinHeidegger Between Good & Evil, a first edition hb of Imajica by #CliveBarker , pb 1st of Henry's Fate by #JohnBerryman , beloved Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery, Collected Poems of #CzeslawMilosz & more!!

[huachick]

A wonderful Montana morning for coffee and writing poetry. #poet #poetry #writer #lifehascolors #confessional #johnberryman #westisbest (at Missoula, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjNJfllBX-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gasstationb]

John Berryman, born October 25, 1914, was an poet and scholar, best known for ‘Tge Dream Songs,’ a compilation of two books of poetry. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the Confessional school of poetry. 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesjohnberryman . . . . . . . . . . #gasstationburrito #onthisday #literaryhistory #bookstagram #books #bookworm #author #authorquotes #authormemes #writer #writerquotes #johnberryman #poet #poetry #confessionalpoetry #challengeyourself #imitationofmyself https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxkXsPhSwF/?igshid=yx1772jinjl6

[yourdisappointedarms]

“Soon part of me will explore the deep and dark Floor of the harbour . . I am everywhere, I suffer and move, my mind and my heart move With all that move me, under the water” Remembering one of the greatest. On the morning of this day, 1972, John Berryman threw himself from the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis onto the West Bank of the Mississippi. #johnberryman #american #poet #scholar #columbiauniversity #nationalbookaward #pulitzerprize #bollingenprize #dreamsongs #confessionalpoetry #mentalhealth #addiction (at Highland Square, Akron) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVLK_6gH__/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=raik7qjwtr2p