JANE SCHARL
Jane Clark Scharl is an American poet, playwright, and critic.
Her poetry has appeared in many American and European outlets, including the BBC, The Hopkins Review, The New Ohio Review, The American Journal of Poetry, The Lamp, Measure Review, and others. Her criticism has appeared in Dappled Things, Fare Forward, Plough Quarterly, and others.
Her first verse drama, Sonnez Les Matines, was published by Wiseblood Books in February 2023. The play had its theatrical debut in NYC on February 21st, 2023 at the Nubox Theatre.
She lives in Detroit with her husband and children.
Reviews of Sonnez Les Matines
Sonnez Les Matines goes past dusty exegesis to give us a real play of ideas: as the trio marvel at a dead body in their midst, it’s in the realm of action, not words, that their philosophical differences are teased out. Set during Shrovetide revels in 1520s Paris, blending the sacred and profane, this ribald play takes itself just seriously enough.
—The New Criterion
Praise for Sonnez Les Matines
By turns energetic, hilarious, and profound, Sonnez Les Matines reclothes religious history’s dry bones in the muscle and gristle of living.
—Maryann Corbett, author of multiple poetry collections, including Mid Evil (2014), the winner of the Richard Wilbur Award.
A clever, heartfelt, and uproarious inquiry into the perennial mystery of human frailty. This is drama-as-literature in fine form, demanding we think, laugh, and mourn alongside its remarkable characters. Unforgettably original and great fun.
—Paul J. Pastor, author of Bower Lodge: Poems
Purchase Sonnez Les Matines
Jane Clark Scharl is an American poet, playwright, and critic.
Her poetry has appeared in many American and European outlets, including the BBC, The Hopkins Review, The New Ohio Review, The American Journal of Poetry, The Lamp, Measure Review, and others. Her criticism has appeared in Dappled Things, Fare Forward, Plough Quarterly, and others.
Her first verse drama, Sonnez Les Matines, was published by Wiseblood Books in February 2023. The play had its theatrical debut in NYC on February 21st, 2023 at the Nubox Theatre.
She lives in Detroit with her husband and children.
Reviews of Sonnez Les Matines
Sonnez Les Matines goes past dusty exegesis to give us a real play of ideas: as the trio marvel at a dead body in their midst, it’s in the realm of action, not words, that their philosophical differences are teased out. Set during Shrovetide revels in 1520s Paris, blending the sacred and profane, this ribald play takes itself just seriously enough.
—The New Criterion
Praise for Sonnez Les Matines
By turns energetic, hilarious, and profound, Sonnez Les Matines reclothes religious history’s dry bones in the muscle and gristle of living.
—Maryann Corbett, author of multiple poetry collections, including Mid Evil (2014), the winner of the Richard Wilbur Award.
A clever, heartfelt, and uproarious inquiry into the perennial mystery of human frailty. This is drama-as-literature in fine form, demanding we think, laugh, and mourn alongside its remarkable characters. Unforgettably original and great fun.
—Paul J. Pastor, author of Bower Lodge: Poems
Purchase Sonnez Les Matines
