This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
Ed Meek writes poetry, fiction and articles. He also helps people prepare for the Hiset/GED, and he teaches Creative Writing.
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I was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and moved to Milton where I went to Milton High School. I went on to University of Massachusetts, Amherst where I majored in English. From there I went to University of Montana for an MFA. I studied with Richard Hugo and William Kitteridge.
I taught for two years at Iranzamin International School in Iran. When I returned to the United States I taught at Curry College and part time at Stonehill College. I completed an MA in Composition at UMass-Boston.
My first book of poems, Flying, was published by the Edwin Mellen Press. Ibbetson Street Press published a chapbook entitled Walk Out. I won the Blue Light Award and The Blue Light Press published What We Love. Spy Pond was published by Prolific Press.
I have had poetry, stories and articles in The Paris Review, The Sun, Yankee, Cream City Review, The North American Review, The Boston Herald and The Boston Globe.
Luck, a collection of short stories is came out in 2017 with Tailwinds Press.
Birth Place
Quincy, MA
Accomplishments
Blue Light Press Award 2007
Showcase Poet, The Aurorean 2013-2014
Outer Cape Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention 2014, 2016, 2017
Anthology of New England Writers, Honorable Mention 2010
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