Artist Statement for Found Sounds at the Lake 

Michael Lithgow lives in Edmonton where he teaches at Athabasca University. His essays and poetry have appeared in academic and literary journals including ARC, Contemporary Verse 2, American Communication Journal, TNQ and Fiddlehead. His first collection of poetry, Waking in the Tree House, was published by Cormorant Books in 2012, and shortlisted for the Quebec Writers Federation First Book Award. Work from this collection was included in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2012 (Tightrope Books).