Tim Metcalf
Encyclopedia
Tim Metcalf is an Australia
n poet
and doctor
and has been described as one of Australia's most published doctor-poets.
He lives at Brogo, New South Wales
. He has specialized in remote area medicine since 1984 and has worked in NSW, Victoria, NT and British Columbia. In 2007 he was awarded the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
poetry award for his anthology of poems Verbal Medicine.. Verbal Medicine is his fourth book.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and has been described as one of Australia's most published doctor-poets.
He lives at Brogo, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. He has specialized in remote area medicine since 1984 and has worked in NSW, Victoria, NT and British Columbia. In 2007 he was awarded the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
The ACT Writing and Publishing Awards are an Australian literary award presented by the ACT Writers Centre for the best books in the categories of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and children's literature written in the Canberra region. They have been awarded since 2004...
poetry award for his anthology of poems Verbal Medicine.. Verbal Medicine is his fourth book.
External links
- Tim Metcalf's Home Page contains poems and essays, a full bibliography, readings in medical literature developed for Australian National University Medical School, and the Poets of the Bega Valley Audio Project
- Review of Verbal Medicine by Dr Jim Leavesley, Australian Doctor, 1 Feb 2007