“Them lady poets must not marry, pal . . . It is a true error to marry with poets / or to be by them.” — John Berryman Copy Share Image
“Dream Song 187 Them lady poets must not marry, pal. Miss Dickinson—fancy in Amherst bedding hér. Fancy a lark with Sappho, a… — John Berryman Copy Share Image
Some poets marry a language; some have affairs with it; some treat it as a parent, some as a child, some as… — Stephen Burt Copy Share Image
