Sparrow (born Michael Gorelick, October 2, 1953)
is an American poet, activist, and musician.
As a member of the New York-based literary group
The Unbearables, Sparrow has published several poetry collections with
Soft Skull Press, as well as chapbooks in collaboration with the St. Mark's Poetry Project, and he has served as the editor for the literary journal ''Big Fish''. He has been published in ''
The New Yorker'' (after picketing their offices in 1996 while holding a sign reading, "My Poetry is as bad as yours)", ''
The Quarterly'', and ''
The New York Times.'' He is the founder both of the "One Size Fits All Movement" and the
East Village Militia.
He was also featured in the
PBS series ''
The United States of Poetry'', and his music (with the band
Foamola) is featured on the poetry compilation ''
Poemfone: New Word Order''. He is also a gossip columnist for the
Phoenicia Times, a contributing editor to
Chronogram, and a substitute teacher.
He currently lives with his wife Violet Snow and daughter in the
Woodstock region of the
Catskill Mountains
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in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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Works
*''The Princeton Diary'', Vinal Publishing, 2020,
*''Republican Like Me: A Diary of My Presidential Campaign'', Soft Skull Press, 2001,
*''Yes, you are a revolutionary! plus seven other books'', Soft Skull Press, 2002,
*''America: A Prophecy : The Sparrow Reader'', Soft Skull Press, 2005,
*''How to Survive the Coming Collapse of Civilization (And Other Helpful Hints),'' The Operating System, 2016,
References
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American male poets
Living people
1953 births
New York (state) Republicans