tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post114781553393272827..comments2023-09-23T06:20:06.687-04:00Comments on Pocahontas County Fare: Appalachia: Land of the Nine-Fingered PeopleRebecca Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-57875511651000942402007-08-14T12:55:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:55:00.000-04:00Ah, always . . . hmm . . . "interesting" to see Ap...Ah, always . . . hmm . . . "interesting" to see Appalachia portrayed as an American <I>Heart of Darkness</I>. Of course, in all my days living there I have known only two people I can think of offhand missing digits not as a reminder of their service as a veteran - both involved lawnmowers. Oh, and one friend of mine was half blind - thanks to his dad being in contact with Agent Orange in another <I>Heart of Darkness</I>. Ah well.Eric Drummond Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651674250848286847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-1147886637827191382006-05-17T13:23:00.000-04:002006-05-17T13:23:00.000-04:00I was wondering what you thought of his poems. I h...I was wondering what you thought of his poems. I haven't read that many yet but I am very impressed by his descriptions of nature, which are in sharp contrast to his narrator's fear and loathing.<BR/>Interesting that you immediately brought up the "liar" issue. I'm sure Dickey is telling us from the beginning that our narrator, Ed, is a liar (and worse).Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-1147874321886628942006-05-17T09:58:00.000-04:002006-05-17T09:58:00.000-04:00According to his son, James Dickey was a compulsi...According to his son, James Dickey was a compulsive liar. In the case of <EM>Deliverance</EM> (which i know only by reputation), I suppose this manifests itself in the hyperbole of passages like the one you quote.<BR/><BR/>A great poet, though.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596390440496594901noreply@blogger.com