John Berryman
John Berryman
John Allyn Berrymanwas an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and was considered a key figure in the Confessional school of poetry. His best-known work is The Dream Songs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth25 October 1914
CountryUnited States of America
self talking vanity
So if I were talking to a young writer, I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.
art lucky worst
The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.
bankers bats pay
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.