Who We Thought We Were as We Fell By Michael Lithgow

Who We Thought We Were As We Fell Paperback – April 27, 2021 by Michael Lithgow  (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cormorant Books (April 27, 2021)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1770866078
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1770866072
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.87 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches

This collection is divided into four sections of poems.  Images are striking.  The writing churns up so many thoughts.  The author captures moments of wonder, dreams and realities.  From the poem “La Quintana Sky”: “From under a cabana’s canopy I listen to rain bang down / from a La Quintana sky and thunder pound and rip the air / like the scream of a god’s horse.”  Lithgow’s verses are passionate with a keen sense of place.  From the poem “Barnacle”:  “The moon is a mouth of bright. / I am awake.”  As with these lines, his words are wide awake!

About the Author

Michael Lithgow’s first collection of poetry, Waking in the Tree House, was shortlisted for the Quebec Writers Federation First Book Award. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous literary and academic journals and in Best Canadian Poetry (2012). Born in Ottawa, he changed cities frequently in his early years and moved to Vancouver in the mid-1980s, working as an activist journalist in community-based media and as a paralegal, before attending graduate school in Montreal and Ottawa to complete a PhD in Communication Studies. He currently lives in Edmonton with his wife and daughter, and teaches at Athabasca University.