James Dickey

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Patricia Marx sits down with Southern poet James Dickey to discuss his introduction to writing and the inspirations for his work. Dickey affirms that a writer must pursue interests outside the literary arts, viewing poetry as an "interpretive art" informed by a writer's sundry experiences of the external world. Throughout the conversation, Dickey describes inspiration as "communication from the beyond"--a haunting of irrational associations continuously floating to the surface of his consciousness. By grappling with these insights, Dickey strives to uncover and pen profound truths through poetry.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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