Academic Essay Finding a poem that multiple readers can connect with can be a difficult task. Not everyone is love and not everyone has been heart broken. Philip Dacey’s poems have a relatability to multiple people and often have a message to get across to his readers. From poems about crucifix factories to bull riding, Philip Dacey has found a way to connect with his readers.
“The Feet Man” is a poem about working in a factory that makes crucifixes. The narrator of the poem had the job of nailing Jesus’ feet to the cross. The narrator describes his job “The worst job I ever had…” (Feet, 1) and claims he had “never thought of myself as religious before that” (Feet, 4-5). The job has brought him farther into the Christian faith. This is because …show more content…
Francis / Regional Medical Center” (Wichita 2-3) to be exact, to find out if a lipoma was cancerous or benign. Finding out that the lipoma was “Friendly fat, friendly fat!” (Wichita 11-12) Dacey is euphoric. The way he chooses to describe the way he feels when he finds out that the lipoma is benign is odd and yet most appropriate. He describes the way Dr. Hockersmith, his surgeon, holds out the lipoma as “it were the head of a Hun / and he a triumphant warrior” (Wichita 7-8). This explains exactly how Dacey felt about what could have been an unfriendly intrusion on his body and his surgeon. Until it was confirmed it was a lipoma, the cluster could have been very dangerous but the doctor slayed any notion of it being anything else but benign. After having it confirmed, Dacey’s relief and happiness is displayed in the actions of the staff. They go on to through a party. “The team / of anesthesiologists broke open / bottles of champagne,” (Wichita 16-17) and a movie starts to play, orderlies started to sing, food was brought, they started dancing, and “an old man sporting a volunteer’s patch / threw streamer of gauze into the air” (Wichita 43-44). Logic would tell anyone that this scene didn’t actually happened. This scene serves the purpose of describing what Dacey felt. He found a way to pull the reader into his emotions of that day without naming them or dwelling on
“The Feet Man” is a poem about working in a factory that makes crucifixes. The narrator of the poem had the job of nailing Jesus’ feet to the cross. The narrator describes his job “The worst job I ever had…” (Feet, 1) and claims he had “never thought of myself as religious before that” (Feet, 4-5). The job has brought him farther into the Christian faith. This is because …show more content…
Francis / Regional Medical Center” (Wichita 2-3) to be exact, to find out if a lipoma was cancerous or benign. Finding out that the lipoma was “Friendly fat, friendly fat!” (Wichita 11-12) Dacey is euphoric. The way he chooses to describe the way he feels when he finds out that the lipoma is benign is odd and yet most appropriate. He describes the way Dr. Hockersmith, his surgeon, holds out the lipoma as “it were the head of a Hun / and he a triumphant warrior” (Wichita 7-8). This explains exactly how Dacey felt about what could have been an unfriendly intrusion on his body and his surgeon. Until it was confirmed it was a lipoma, the cluster could have been very dangerous but the doctor slayed any notion of it being anything else but benign. After having it confirmed, Dacey’s relief and happiness is displayed in the actions of the staff. They go on to through a party. “The team / of anesthesiologists broke open / bottles of champagne,” (Wichita 16-17) and a movie starts to play, orderlies started to sing, food was brought, they started dancing, and “an old man sporting a volunteer’s patch / threw streamer of gauze into the air” (Wichita 43-44). Logic would tell anyone that this scene didn’t actually happened. This scene serves the purpose of describing what Dacey felt. He found a way to pull the reader into his emotions of that day without naming them or dwelling on