Iain Sharp

Iain Sharp, born in 1953, is a New Zealand poet and critic.

Biography

Born in Glasgow in 1953, Sharp emigrated with his family to New Zealand in 1961, where they settled in Auckland. He studied at the University of Victoria and received a doctorate in English at the University of Auckland in in 1982. ["Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English", Oxford University Press, 1997] Sharp is also a columnist, reviewer and critic, editing the book page of the Sunday Star-Times. [The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (1998). http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/sharpi.html ]

Works

* "Why Mammals Shiver", Auckland: One Eyed Press, 1981

* "She’s Trying to Kidnap the Blind Person", Auckland: Hard Echo Press, 1985

* "The Pierrot Variations", Auckland: Hard Echo Press, 1985

* "Two Poets: Selections from the Work of Suzanne Chapman and Iain Sharp", edited by Suzanne Chapman, Auckland: Auckland English Association, 1985

* "The Singing Harp", Paekakariki: Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop, 2004

*"Real Gold: treasures of Auckland City Libraries", text by Iain Sharp; photographs by Haruhiko Sameshima, Auckland University Press, 2007

*"Our Favourite Poems: New Zealanders choose their best-loved poems", introduction by Iain Sharp, Craig Potton Publishing, 2007

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