Michael Ondaatje: Express Yourself BeautifullyDescription Author Details Michael Ondaatjes life is as intense and at times as dramatic as his poetry and fiction. His writing is usually inspired by a single persistent image or vision and no wonder, for as Ed Jewinskis biography reveals, much of Ondaatjes life has been a series of intense moments followed by ruptures and dislocations. This illustrated biography links Ondaatjes relationships with his family to the later mature works, such as Running