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James J. Metcalfe
James J. Metcalf James Metcalfe was born, September 16, 1906 in Berlin, Germany. He came to the United States when he was seven years old. He attended Notre Dame and received his law degree at Loyola University (Chicago). He became an FBI agent and worked in the Chicago Bureau. After his service as an FBI agent, Metcalfe became a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. In the 1940s he began writing poetry and his early work appeared in a syndicated poetry column, "Portraits" which was carried by over a 100 newspapers. His poetry also appears on Hallmark cards. [Source: James J. Metcalfe] Poetry James J. Metcalfe, Poem Portraits: A Collection of Verse (Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1948)(Garden City, New York: Halcyon House, 1948) _____________, Garden in My Heart; Poem Flowers of Faith and Friendship(Garden City, New York: Halcyon, 1949) _____________, More Poem Portraits: A Further Collection of Verse (Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1951) _____________, My Rosary of Rhymes; Poetic Beads of Fatih and Friendship (Garden City, New York: Hanover House, 1952) _____________, Love Portraits (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1953) _____________, Daily Poem Portraits (Garden City, New York: Hanover House, 1954) _____________, Poem Portraits of the Saints; Lives of the Saints in Verse (Garden City, New York: Halcyon House, 1956) _____________, Poem Portraits of Inspiration (Garden City, New York: Hanover House, 1958) ______________, Poem Portraits for All Occasions (Garden City, New Hork: Hanover House, 1961) |
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