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Cover of His Toy, His Dream, His Rest by John Berryman

Poetry collection · Adult

His Toy, His Dream, His Rest

by John Berryman

317 pages · 1968

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This book continues and concludes the poem, called The Dream Songs, begun in 77 Dream Songs, which was published in 1964 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. It is a much longer volume than the earlier one and contains 308 songs in all, starting of course with number 78. Winner of the National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize. 317 pages.

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