Dickey,   James,   The   Whole  Motion:   Collected Poems, 1945-1992, Wesleyan University Press, 1992.

As the title suggests, this is a definitive James Dickey collection of poetry, including some of his most recognized works alongside other less anthologized material that readers find just as intriguing. This book provides a very comprehensive look at Dickey's unique perspective on nature, family, war, guilt, and love.

Hart, Henry, James Dickey: The World as a Lie, Picador USA, 2000.

This recent biography of James Dickey is lengthy (over six hundred pages) but well worth the time and effort. Hart's account of the poet's extraordinary life and works is fair, factual, and very detailed.

--------,  The James Dickey Reader,  Touchstone Books,1999.

This is a collection of selected poems and prose, including excerpts from Dickey's unfinished novel, Crux, and some early, previously unpublished poems...