Title: The one voice of James Dickey : his letters and life, 1942-1969 /
Authors: Dickey, James.; Van Ness, Gordon, 1950-
Publisher: University of Missouri Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Dickey, James Correspondence.; Authors, American Correspondence
Abstract: "In The One Voice of James Dickey, Gordon Van Ness skillfully documents James Dickey's growth from a callow teen interested primarily in sports to a mature poet who possessed literary genius and who deliberately advanced himself and his career. The letters from 1942 through 1969 depict Dickey gradually establishing a self-identity, deciding to write, struggling to determine a subject matter and style, working determinedly to gain initial recognition, and eventually seeking out the literary establishment to promote himself and his views on poetry.^
Contents: Briefings -- Reconnaissance -- Encounters.