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'''Michael Nathan Scharf''' (born January 6, 1969 in [[Albany, New York]]) is an American poet and critic. Scharf's poetry "mimics a vernacular language so debased it does actual harm." <ref>[http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1008 Purcell, Greg. (Nov 17, 2007.) "Freedom Ain't Free, and So On..."]</ref> He was poetry reviews editor at [[Publishers Weekly]] from 1997 until 2006. At [[Poets & Writers]] magazine, he founded and wrote the column Metromania. In 1999, he founded Harry Tankoos Books, which publishes books and chapbooks; in 2006, with the poet [[Joshua Clover]], he co-founded the small press {{Proper name|ingirumimusnocteetconsumimurigni}}, publisher of [[Kevin Killian]]'s Action Kylie, among other books. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[cognitive science]] from [[Vassar College]], and a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[linguistics]] from [[Brown University]]. His work has appeared in Chain, [[UbuWeb|ubuweb]], Jacket, the Germ, and the Poetry Daily Essentials anthology. |
'''Michael Nathan Scharf''' (born January 6, 1969 in [[Albany, New York]]) is an American poet and critic. Scharf's poetry "mimics a vernacular language so debased it does actual harm." <ref>[http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1008 Purcell, Greg. (Nov 17, 2007.) "Freedom Ain't Free, and So On..."]</ref> He was poetry reviews editor at [[Publishers Weekly]] from 1997 until 2006. At [[Poets & Writers]] magazine, he founded and wrote the column Metromania. In 1999, he founded Harry Tankoos Books, which publishes books and chapbooks; in 2006, with the poet [[Joshua Clover]], he co-founded the small press {{Proper name|ingirumimusnocteetconsumimurigni}}, publisher of [[Kevin Killian]]'s Action Kylie, among other books. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[cognitive science]] from [[Vassar College]], and a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[linguistics]] from [[Brown University]]. His work has appeared in Chain, [[UbuWeb|ubuweb]], Jacket, the Germ, and the Poetry Daily Essentials anthology. |
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Michael Nathan Scharf (born January 6, 1969 in Albany, New York) is an American poet and critic. Scharf's poetry "mimics a vernacular language so debased it does actual harm." [1] He was poetry reviews editor at Publishers Weekly from 1997 until 2006. At Poets & Writers magazine, he founded and wrote the column Metromania. In 1999, he founded Harry Tankoos Books, which publishes books and chapbooks; in 2006, with the poet Joshua Clover, he co-founded the small press ingirumimusnocteetconsumimurigni, publisher of Kevin Killian's Action Kylie, among other books. He holds a B.A. in cognitive science from Vassar College, and a M.A. in linguistics from Brown University. His work has appeared in Chain, ubuweb, Jacket, the Germ, and the Poetry Daily Essentials anthology.
Works
- Telemachiad (sugarhigh!, 1999), 64pp.
- Vérité (/ubu, 2002), 58pp.
- For Kid Rock / Total Freedom (Spectacular, 2007), 96pp
- Autoportraits from an Earlier Era (SA editions, 2009), 13pp.
Essays & Articles
- Scharf on the use of poetry criticism in Jacket Magazine, 2000 [1]
- Scharf on Austrian writers’ protests in Poets & Writers, [2]
- Scharf on Meghalaya, India in Change Observer [3]
Reviews of Scharf's Work
- For Kid Rock / Total Freedom, Stop Smiling, 2007. [4]
- Vérité, Overlap, 2003 [5]
- Vérité, Pantaloons, 2004 [6]
- Telemachiad, A Tonalist Notes, 2006 [7]