James Dickey's Poem The Heaven Of Animals

James Dickey’s poem “The Heaven of Animals” is a very interesting poem that caught my attention just by reading the title. The title of the poem was self-explanatory when it came to what the poem was about. In the poem Dickey describes a heaven that is perfect for every individual animal on earth. This poem addresses a moral situation about whether animals can go to heaven or not. Being as though the heaven for an animal would be totally different from heaven for humans, Dickey still finds a way for it all to make sense.
In the first stanza Dickey is describing how the life that these animals once had on earth is more pleasant and peaceful. Just as when humans die we are at peace with ourselves, these animals are also at peace. Also in the