About Mykel Board
Born 1950. Mykel Board is an American journalist and poet.
Mykel Board (born January 31, 1950) is an American journalist, musician, and writer of English-language haiku. In 1980, he formed the punk rock] band Artless in New York City and created a number of experimental music records throughout the 1980s.
Biography
Mykel Board was born and raised on Long Island and spent time hanging out in New York’s Greenwich Village counterculture as a teenager in the 1960s. In the late 1970s, Board began writing the column called "You're Wrong" for the punk publication Maximum RocknRoll. In the 1980s he also began performing in various punk bands, most notably Artless, which released a number of recordings and played regularly at venues throughout the U.S., and Big Man, which appeared on the first queercore compilation, J.D.s Top Ten Tape, released by J.D.s fanzine.
In 2005, Garrett County Press published his book Even A Daughter Is Better Than Nothing, Mykel's memoir about living and working in Mongolia.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Mykel Board's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mykel Board?
American journalist
When was Mykel Board born?
Mykel Board was born on 31 January 1950 in Long Island.
What is Mykel Board's occupation?
Mykel Board is a journalist and poet.
What nationality is Mykel Board?
Mykel Board is American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mykel Board. https://biography.guide/mykel-board/
MLA: "Mykel Board." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mykel-board/.
Chicago: "Mykel Board." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mykel-board/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:14 UTC