Jane Clark Scharl is an American poet, playwright, and critic.She is the Executive Editor of The Better Part, and Poetry Editor for Plough.Her poetry has appeared in many American and European outlets, including the BBC, The Hopkins Review, The New Ohio Review, The Hudson 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.
Jane has written two verse dramas that are parts I and II of a trilogy published by Wiseblood Books. Sonnez Les Matines was released in February 2023 and The Death of Rabelais in October 2025.
Her debut poetry collection, Ponds, was released by Wipf & Stock Publishers in April 2024.
She lives in Detroit with her husband and children.
