. ▁After ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 6 ▁academic ▁year , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁advert ising , ▁most ▁not ably ▁writing ▁copy ▁and ▁helping ▁direct ▁cre ative ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁L ay ' s ▁Pot ato ▁Ch ips ▁campaign . ▁He ▁once ▁said ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁his ▁advert ising ▁career ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" make ▁some ▁bu cks ." ▁Dic key ▁also ▁said ▁" I ▁was ▁s elling ▁my ▁soul ▁to ▁the ▁devil ▁all ▁day ... ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁buy ▁it ▁back ▁at ▁night ." ▁He ▁was ▁ultimately ▁fired ▁for ▁sh irk ing ▁his ▁work ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁In to ▁the ▁Stone ▁and ▁Other ▁Po ems , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁D row ning ▁with ▁O thers ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁( N orton ▁Anth ology , ▁The ▁Liter ature ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁South ). ▁Buck dan cer ' s ▁Cho ice ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁Po etry . ▁Among ▁his ▁better - known ▁po ems ▁are ▁" The ▁Performance ", ▁" Ch er ry log ▁Road ", ▁" The ▁Fire b omb ing ", ▁" May ▁Day ▁S erm on ", ▁" F alling ", ▁and ▁" For ▁The ▁Last ▁Wol ver ine ."