Re: John Berryman comparison

Will Dockery wrote:

Zod wrote:

Will Dockery wrote:

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This is interesting (to me, at least).

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I came across this nice quote about my poetry which I will use,

that was really insightful and thus a good help.

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"In style and temperament, William Dockery's poetry is a little

like that of John Berryman - cf., The Dream Songs. A basically sensitive
but slightly discombobulated... self, in the way in which a poet like
William Dockery understands it, is essentially a myth." -From William
Dockery's New Poems (critique by Rick Howe) circa 1989

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About John Berryman, from Wikipedia:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berryman

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John Allyn Berryman (October 25, 1914 - January 7, 1972) was 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, though
when he was asked about being a confessional poet, he replied, "with
rage and contempt." His best-known work is The Dream Songs.

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Check out "Idol Hour Night" by Will Dockery & The Shadowville

All-Stars -

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https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery/song/15928895-idol-hour-night--dockery-mallard
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Quite interesting and part of the "Confessional Poetry" discussion...

John Berryman was a pioneer confessional poet.

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J. B. is gone but not forgotten...!