Awards & Winners

John Berryman

Date of Birth 25-October-1914
Place of Birth McAlester
(Pittsburg County, Oklahoma)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as John Allyn Smith, Jr., Berryman, John, John Allyn Berryman, John Smith
Profession Writer, Poet
John Allyn Berryman 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. His best-known work is The Dream Songs.

Awards by John Berryman

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Berryman.

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Poetry Delusions, etc. of John Berryman

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Neustadt International Prize for Literature

1969


Bollingen Prize
National Book Award for Poetry
Honored for : His Toy, His Dream, His Rest

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Poetry His Toy, His Dream, His Rest

1965


Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Honored for : 77 Dream Songs

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Poetry 77 Dream Songs