Mike Schertzer

Mike Schertzer (b. Brantford, Ontario, May 27, 1965) is a Canadian poet and artist.^[1][2]

Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. in biology, and lived for some time in Vancouver, Canada.^[2]

According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009 he was employed as a molecular biologist at the Curie Institute in Paris, France.^[3] Of his artistic work, he says

"I practice a unique form of collage, which I call 'Sublimage' (paper and acrylic on glass). I also create text-based art, mostly overpainted books (negatexts). I also do performances and interventions that typically run for at least 8 hours."^[1]

He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty.^[3]

Books

The following are some books by Schertzer:^[3]

• The House of Misfortune (1994). Tonguenail Books.
• Short Films from the 14th Century (1994). Exile Editions.
• A Hand for the Drowned (1994). Ekstasis Editions.
• A Personal Dictionary' '(1997). Tonguenail Books. Available online.
• Cipher and Poverty (The Book of Nothing) (1998). Ekstasis Editions.
• Absulation(1998). Self-published.
• Devil's Wine (2003). Self-published.
• Peindicy (2007). Exile Editions.

Performances and interventions

• Opacity. Vancouver (2000) [1].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Saatchi Gallery Artists Profile for Mike Schertzer. Accessed April 14, 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} Canadian Poet Registry at Hidden Brook Press site. Accessed April 14, 2009.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Biography of Mike Schertzer at his personal site. Accessed April 14, 2009.

See also

Poetry portal

• Lipogram

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