The Death of John Berryman (1996)

Nice poem. Haven’t read it before.

Who is Henry that both this poem and the original post refer to?

Dreamsongs was a project of multiple poems...or two projects depending on how you squint.

Henry recurs in those poems.

Thank you!

The Dream Songs are a collection of poems with characters, etc. Henry bears somewhat of resemblance to Berryman.

I highly recommend watching his YouTube videos. He’s pretty enthralling to watch.

Hoist up the John B sail!