In Popular Culture
- The ghost of John Berryman is a character in Thomas Disch's novel The Businessman: A Tale of Terror, published in 1984.
- The Hold Steady's song "Stuck Between Stations" from the 2006 album Boys and Girls in America relates a loose rendition of Berryman's death, describing the isolation he felt, despite his critical acclaim, and depicting him walking with "the devil" on the Washington Avenue Bridge where he committed suicide.
- Okkervil River's song "John Allyn Smith Sails" from their 2007 album The Stage Names is about John Berryman.
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