Merle Nudelman is a writer, educator, and a lawyer. Her first book, Borrowed Light, won the 2004 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry. Michael and Me is her sixth poetry collection. Her poems have garnered prizes both in Canada and in the United States and have appeared in various Canadian and American literary journals and anthologies including "Heartwood" Tree Poem Anthology (League of Canadian Poets, 2018). Merle teaches memoir and poetry writing and gives lectures on healing and growth through expression.