Mike Schertzer

Mike Schertzer (born May 27, 1965 in Brantford, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and artist. Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. in biology, and lived for some time in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2017 he obtained a PhD from the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie/Sorbonne Universités (ED515, Complexité du Vivant). He currently lives and works in Paris, France. According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009, he has been employed as a molecular biologist at the Curie Institute in Paris, France. 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." He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty. The following are some books by Schertzer: 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. Cipher and Poverty (The Book of Nothing) (1998). Ekstasis Editions. Absulation(1998). Self-published. Devil's Wine (2003). Self-published. Peindicy (2007). Exile Editions. Opacity''.