Five Young American Poets
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, (1940).
Price: $450.00
Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. Spine lettering dull, corners bumped, faint dampstain on one leaf, a well-read but sound good or better copy lacking the dust jacket. The first commercial book appearance of these five poets, preceding each of Berryman's and Jarrell's own separate first books by two years. This is poet Donald Justice's copy, with his ownership Signature ("Don J") on the front pastedown.
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John Berryman
birth name: John Berryman
born: 10/25/1914
died: 1/7/1972
Biography
American poet noted for his confessional poetry laced with humor. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore