Paul Schimmel
I am a citizen of Aotearoa currently living in Sydney, Australia, where I trained and worked as a psychoanalyst for many years, but I am now retired. I am also a poet and writer, having published two books on psychoanalysis, one book of poetry, and a fishing miscellany.
Genre:
- Adult Non-Fiction
- Poetry
Skills:
- Readings (adults)
Branch:
Location:
Sydney
Publications:
Reading the Water
A book of poetry, published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa 2016. A very positive review (available on request) by Siobhan Harvey in Takahe magazine.
Sigmund Freud's Discovery of Psychoanalysis: conquistador and thinker
Published by Routledge London, 2014.
A very good review in Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association available on request.
Someone Saved my Life Today: collected papers on psychoanalysis literature and philosophy
Published by International Psychoanalytic Books, New York, 2022
An "Incompleat" Angler or First Catch your Flounder: a fishing miscellany
My title is after Izaak Walton's famous 'The Compleat Angler'.
Published by europe books, London and Italy, 2022
Chac-mool-a book of poems
Chac-mool is published by STEELE ROBERTS Aotearoa in 2025. It is the author's second poetry collection. His first Reading the water published with a very strong review in Takahe magazine.