You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the co — John Berryman
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You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the courage to achieve. Otherwise you're merely imitating yourself, going nowhere, because that's always easiest.

— John Berryman
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