pat conroy

Last weekend I was asked to attend a conference at the University of South Carolina on the 10th anniversary of James Dickey's death. Acclaimed poet, author of Deliverance, and mentor to hundreds, Dickey taught in Columbia for nearly thirty years. Along with Pat Conroy, James Dickey is one of the two great literary figures South Carolina has produced since World War II. Their poetry and prose form gigantic rocky peaks still looming over all aspiring writers wanting to float their voices out on South Carolina's literary waters.