Scott-Patrick Mitchell

A poet, a palm reader and a National Library of Australia Creative Writing Fellow, Scott-Patrick Mitchell makes no excuse for being an absolute menace. Blame society… they do, but only on the weekends. SPM has been writing and inspiring since 1998. Their debut poetry collection, Clean, was released in 2022 by Upswell Publishing. This gritty tome, filled with ache and harrow, was shortlisted for multiple literary awards, including the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. People ought not encourage SPM so much, because now they’re about to release their second book. This ode to Perth Canyon and West Australian beaches initially received the 2022 Red Room Poetry Fellowship and is called Incantations to a Drowned Canyon. You can expect it February 2027 thanks to their publisher, Upswell Publishing. In it you can expect to meet an array of characters, including Rabbit, Moonchild, Watership Clown and Old Can-Can itself, Perth Canyon.