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 Auckland University where he received a doctorate in English in 1982. Soon after he qualified as a librarian from the New Zealand Library School. He currently works part-time in the Special Collections Department of Auckland Central City Library, and is also a reviewer, critic and columnist for the New Zealand Listener magazine.

Works

 * Why Mammals Shiver, Auckland: One Eyed Press, 1981
 * She Is 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
 * Heaphy: Explorer, Artist, Settler, Auckland University Press, 2008