"Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate." -- John Metcalf
John Metcalf is also the real name of Blind Jack.
John Metcalf, CM (born 12 November 1938) is a Canadian writer, editor and critic.
Born in Carlisle, England he was educated at the University of Bristol, receiving his BA in 1960 and a Certificate in Education in 1961. He moved to Montreal in 1962 to teach high school. In 1970 he became a Canadian citizen. In 2004 he was made a member of the Order of Canada. He currently lives in Ottawa with his wife Myrna Metcalf.
"I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular "ism," but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence."