Mihku Paul

1958-

Mihku Paul (born 1958) grew up in Old Town, Maine and identifies as an enrolled member of the Kingsclear First Nation in New Brunswick, just west of Fredericton. After high school, Paul went on to earn a BA in Human Development and Communication from the University of Southern Maine, and this degree was followed by an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast. Her first poetry chapbook, 20th Century PowWow Playland, was published by Bowman Books in 2012 as part of its Native New England Authors series.  Paul teaches creative writing at the Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England in Portland. She is the creator of the installation Look Twice: The Waponahki in Image & Verse (2009) at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor. Paul has worked for decades to better equip teachers in the state system and to inform the children of the Portland school district about the cultural, political, and social histories that inform the lives of indigenous peoples in the 21st century.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Kingsclear