Michael Sharkey (born 1 August 1946 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is an Australian poet, resident in Armidale in the New England region of NSW.
He studied at the University of Sydney, where he was awarded a BA degree in 1972, and then at the University of Auckland where he was awarded a PhD in 1976 for his dissertation on Lord Byron's poetical dramas.
Read more about Michael Sharkey: Literary Activity, Selected Publications, Selected Essays
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