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An uppercut, in boxing, is a punch that comes from underneath and hits you on the chin. Often, it knocks you to the floor ... cold. .. out for the count. But the thing is, to attempt an uppercut, you've got to put your guard down. You see, in literature you can win on points. But with this sort of business either you win by KO or you don't. -- Oliver Scharpf
Scharpf's poems can be defined as expanded haiku. In spite of their brevity, however, they are suited to record physical and emotional journeys. Scharpf's verse has a distinctive colloquial diction: a sort of noisy stream of consciousness established by unorthodox syntax, sparse punctuation and frequent resort to verbalisms. Scharpf engages the reader with vivid snapshots of recognizable situations and feelings and thus the poems resonate with the poet's experience.
Scharpf's poems can be defined as expanded haiku. In spite of their brevity, however, they are suited to record physical and emotional journeys. Scharpf's verse has a distinctive colloquial diction: a sort of noisy stream of consciousness established by unorthodox syntax, sparse punctuation and frequent resort to verbalisms. Scharpf engages the reader with vivid snapshots of recognizable situations and feelings and thus the poems resonate with the poet's experience.
An uppercut, in boxing, is a punch that comes from underneath and hits you on the chin. Often, it knocks you to the floor ... cold. .. out for the count. But the thing is, to attempt an uppercut, you've got to put your guard down. You see, in literature you can win on points. But with this sort o...
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Born in Lugano in 1977, Oliver Scharpf is a Swiss author who writes in Italian. At the age of twenty, Scharpf won the prestigious Premio Montale for an unpublished collection, which was then released by Mobydick with the title Uppercuts. The Premio Montale was followed by the Premio Città dell'Aquila and the Premio Schiller. In 2007 peQuod published Scharpf 's second collection, La durata del viaggio dell'oliva dal martinicocktail.
Born in Lugano in 1977, Oliver Scharpf is a Swiss author who writes in Italian. At the age of twenty, Scharpf won the prestigious Premio Montale for an unpublished collection, which was then released by Mobydick with the title Uppercuts. The Premio Montale was followed by the Premio Città dell'Aq...
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