Paul Metcalf

Who was Paul Metcalf?

Paul Metcalf was an American writer. He wrote in verse and prose, but his work generally defies classification. Its small but devoted following includes Robert Creeley, William Gass, Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, Howard Zinn, and Bruce Olds. His many books include Will West, Genoa, Patagoni, Apalache, The Middle Passage, Zip Odes, and U.S. Dept. of the Interior.

He was the great-grandson of one of his major literary influences, Herman Melville.