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. His doctoral thesis was titled Wit at several weapons: a critical edition.[1] Soon after completing his PhD he qualified as a librarian from the New Zealand Library School.[2]
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.[3]
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