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James Dickey

James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet and novelist.
He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966.
He also received the Order of the South award.

Dickey is best known for his novel Deliverance (1970), which was adapted into the acclaimed 1972 film of the same name.

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Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997

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  • Cover of: Deliverance

    First published in 1970 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Poems, 1957-1967.

    First published in 1967 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Flight or Fright

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  • Cover of: Poems, 1957-1967

    First published in 1967 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Self-interviews.

    First published in 1970 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: To the white sea

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Bronze Level

    Cover of edition isbn_9780131312753 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_n0x8 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c4c8 First published in 2001 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Drowning With Others: Poems

    First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The eye-beaters, blood, victory, madness, buckhead, and mercy.

    First published in 1970 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: Deliverance: A Novel

    First published in 1970 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Buckdancer's Choice: Poems

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The zodiac

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Babel to Byzantium: poets & poetry now.

    Cover of edition babeltobyzantium0000dick_g3r5 Cover of edition babeltobyzantium0000dick_m5t5 First published in 1968 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Buckdancer's choice: poems

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  • Cover of: Water-Bug's Mittens.

    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: God's images: the Bible, a new vision

    First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Tucky the hunter

    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The whole motion: collected poems 1945-92.

    Cover of edition wholemotioncolle00dick First published in 1992 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Wild: stories of survival from the world's most dangerous places

    First published in 1999 — 3 editions
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Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997

Subjects

American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, American Authors, Fiction, Authors, American, English poetry, Dickey, james, 1923-1997, History and criticism, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, American fiction, Correspondence, Drama, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, History, Modern Poetry, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, American, American literature, Biography, Children's fiction, Children's poetry, American, Classic Literature, Criticism and interpretation

Places

Georgia, South Carolina, United States, Alabama, Andover, Barbados, California, China, Eastern Europe, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Glendale College Library, Illinois River, Maine, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Oklahoma, Owl Creek Bridge, Ozark Mountains, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Southern States

People

James Dickey, Ezra Pound (1885-1972), Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Billy Colman, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Devil, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, Grandpa, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Little Ann

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1692, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 20th Century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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September 13, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 13, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 13, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import