Paul C. Metcalf (7 November 1917 – 21 January 1999) was an American writer. He wrote in verse and prose. Devoted admirers included Robert Creeley, William Gass, Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, Howard Zinn, and Bruce Olds. His books include ''Will West'' (1956), ''Genoa'' (1965), ''Patagoni'' (1971), ''Apalache'' (1976), ''The Middle Passage'' (1976), ''Zip Odes'' (1979), and ''U.S. Dept. of the Interior'' (1980). He was the great-grandson of one of his major literary influences, Herman Melville.
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