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Born: Established: 1968 Horsham, Horsham area, North West Victoria, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 A Case of Bad Luck Paul Mitchell , 2024 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , March 2024;
1 y separately published work icon High Spirits Paul Mitchell , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2024 27647478 2024 selected work poetry

'Award-winning poet Paul Mitchell’s fourth collection is a tour-de-force. As always, he both questions and engages with matters of spirituality and religion in High Spirits, while scaling the heights and plumbing the depths of human experience. Through themes of mortality, addiction, pop culture, mystical experience, and parenting, Mitchell’s vernacular style shifts comfortably between the urbane and the deeply philosophical.' (Publication summary)
1 Prodigal Forgiveness in Tim Winton’s The Turning Paul Mitchell , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2023; (p. 161-174) 'In 2004, celebrated Australian author Tim Winton released The Turning, a popular, award-winning, and critically acclaimed short story cycle1. Winton is renowned for his attention to issues of masculinity in his fiction (O’Reilly 2014) (Grogan 2014) — and non-fiction (Winton, The Masculine Mystique 1994) — and for being a Christian who writes about religious themes (Dixon 2005) (Grogan 2014, 203). Whether intentionally or not, I believe Winton brings religious themes and masculinity issues together in The Turning through a reframing of the Bible’s Prodigal Son parable from chapter fifteen of Luke’s Gospel.' (Introduction)
1 Bridging Histories : In Conversation with Tony Birch Paul Mitchell , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 12 June vol. 33 no. 11 2023;

'Renowned author and academic Tony Birch is known for his insightful and compelling narrative explorations into societal issues like marginalisation, Aboriginal identity and racial struggles. In conversation with Paul Mitchell, Birch discusses his work, the unique intersection of academia and creative writing, and the profound impact of historical dispossession.' (Introduction)
1 In Conversation with Helen Garner Paul Mitchell (interviewer), 2023 single work interview
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 06 February vol. 33 no. 2 2023;

'Arguably Australia’s most celebrated living author, Helen Garner has built a reputation as a fearless and unapologetic writer whose work has remained fresh and relevant for over 45 years. We sat down with Helen to explore the challenges of confessional non-fiction, her fondness for church, and her commitment to unsparing self-analysis. '
1 Making My Island Home Paul Mitchell , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 09 October vol. 32 no. 20 2022; '‘My Island Home’ was first recorded 35 years ago, a song that emerged from a journey between non-indigenous and Indigenous voices. It’s helped Australians better understand our home and place in it, and points to the value of enshrining Indigenous voices in our constitution so they can continue to speak to us all.' (Introduction)
1 A Second on the Cosmic Calendar Paul Mitchell , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry for the Planet : An Anthology of Imagined Futures 2021;
1 Response to the Latest Global Warming Statistics Paul Mitchell , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry for the Planet : An Anthology of Imagined Futures 2021;
1 And That's the Over i "his life a highlight reel", Paul Mitchell , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 9 no. 2 2021; (p. 48-49)
1 Funereal i "In a room where my grandmother sits knitting", Paul Mitchell , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 66 no. 1 2021; (p. 135)
1 Psalm 19b i "Let me stand at a door that opens to ocean", Paul Mitchell , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 96 2020;
1 What a Perfect Kebab Tastes Like Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 33 no. 2 2019; (p. 400-407)
1 Portrait of Departure i "Carried from a neatly clipped garden", Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 33 no. 1 2019; (p. 40)
1 Enlightenment i "Enlightenment says the world is an illusion, but I wonder", Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June no. 160 2019; (p. 11)
1 Letter to Franz Kafka i "Given your output, I’m sorry to write only a letter, but I have these Annual", Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 91 2019;
1 Well Hi, Haven’t I i "seen your face on a blog? the movie", Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , April no. 159 2019; (p. 58)
1 Journey Planner 1. i "I’m pleased to report we’ve had a report", Paul Mitchell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , April no. 159 2019; (p. 56)
1 Weekend Warriors of the Apocalypse i "Ah, so whatta ya been upta?", Paul Mitchell , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 8 no. 2 2018; (p. 50-52)
1 More Skills for Living i "Never let them see you", Paul Mitchell , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December no. 151 2017; (p. 10)
1 Back to Work Paul Mitchell , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June no. 148 2017; (p. 47)
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