Jim Metcalf
At the time of his death in 1977, Jim Metcalf was widely acclaimed as one of the brightest new stars in the poetry world. He was also the writer, producer, and host of the top-rated New Orleans television program, A Sunday Journal. His work earned him many accolades, including the distinguished Peabody Award for broadcasting. In 1998, Metcalf was posthumously inducted into the New Orleans Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Follow Another Star, along with Metcalf's other volumes of poetry, Jim Metcalf's...See more
At the time of his death in 1977, Jim Metcalf was widely acclaimed as one of the brightest new stars in the poetry world. He was also the writer, producer, and host of the top-rated New Orleans television program, A Sunday Journal. His work earned him many accolades, including the distinguished Peabody Award for broadcasting. In 1998, Metcalf was posthumously inducted into the New Orleans Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Follow Another Star, along with Metcalf's other volumes of poetry, Jim Metcalf's Journal, In Some Quiet Place, and Please to Begin, are compiled in Jim Metcalf: Collected Poems, also published by Pelican. See less