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Place of Birth: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Ken Mitchell
- Ken Mitchell (born December 13, 1940) is a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright.
- Mitchell was raised on a rural farm outside the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- Mitchell began his post-secondary education as a journalism student at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.
- He later attended the University of Saskatchewan, where he received his MA in English.
- While attending university, Mitchell wrote both short stories and plays for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- After graduating in 1967, Mitchell joined the University of Saskatchewan's faculty, where he began teaching in the English department.
- Mitchell has had a notable influence in promoting Canadian literature; he took part in the founding of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild (1969), and the Saskatchewan Playwrights Center (1982). Mitchell is well known for his literary works depicting prairie culture.
- One of his most popular works Cruel Tears is "a deliberate rewriting of the story of Othello in a Prairie context" Produced in 1974, the musical incorporates country music into its production.
- Although it was met with both praise and criticism from Mitchell's peers, Cruel Tears has seen success in Canada, England and the United States.
- An Avid traveller, Mitchell has explored much of Europe and China.
- He currently resides in Regina, Saskatchewan, with his wife Jeanne.
- Mitchell has retired from the English Department at the University of Regina, but continues to write and tours as a cowboy poet.
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