in a work addressed to the author of The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, and expanded his most famous work in His Toy, His Dream, His Rest.
This poet claimed that "Death is a German expert" and asked what a little boy who dropped his ball should do, since he is "learning … the epistemology of loss." This poet of Love and Fame and Delusions, Etc. wrote "I spit upon this dreadful bankers grave" and wrote about a "huffy" man who "hid the day" and "sulked" while "empty grows every bed." This poet concluded he had "no inner resources" and claimed  "Life, friends, is boring" in a collection inspired by the suicide of his father. He asked a woman (*) "moved you not, restless, waiting for [your husband]?" in a work addressed to the author of The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, and expanded his most famous work in His Toy, His Dream, His Rest. For 10 points, name this Confessional poet with the alter ego Henry, who wrote Homage to Mistress Bradstreet and The Dream Songs.
This poet claimed that "Death is a German expert" and asked what a little boy who dropped his ball should do, since he is "learning … the epistemology of loss."
John Berryman