{"product_id":"great-pond-paperback","title":"Great Pond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Meek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Pond, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Meek traces the quiet arc of a life - its turning seasons, its fleeting doubts, its beauty. He navigates memory, change, and the evolving self, capturing the terrain of \"creating a sense of uncertainty \/ about where exactly you're headed \/ and what it is that you really believe.\" There are no regrets here - only reflection - as nature and memory blur into one meditative whole. This is a quietly powerful book of poems that will linger and stay with you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Mindock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, publisher of Červená Barva Press, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrief Touched the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Meek's poetry gets under the skin of nature and his intimate interaction with it. In addition, he writes of the joys and perils of booze, the tragedy behind Warhol's Marilyn Monroe, and the way we talk about death ... Meek's poetry is economical, straight, no chaser, and deeply layered. There is sizzle and steak in his work, and it leaves a culminative impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Holder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, former co-president of the New England Poetry Club, publisher of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIbbetson Street Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Collected Works of Doug Holder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese taut, direct poems cover a wide range of subjects: walking the dog, going to the beach, watching birds: the osprey, \"with wings as wide as I am tall.\" The landscape, though sometimes serene, can menace, with ticks, pedestrian hazards, and climate change. Meek draws the reader in with a disarming, conversational tone: \"we were all together alone on the highway \/ waiting to be rescued.\" Besides addressing family and the past, he meditates with wisdom and compassion on the world at large: the homeless pushing \"walking-closet\" shopping carts, the blind girl whose \"body is a dark room \/ with the door closed;\" a mother and her child pried apart \"like oysters\" by border patrol. From the beautiful title poem about horses being led into the water to the somber \"Sonnet for the Dead\" (\"Though they are gone, we seek their approval still\"), these powerful, resonant poems will reward serious reading and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelena Minton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis Paint Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290375500025,"sku":"9798901469033","price":18.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/puBnFaOVes9798901469033.webp?v=1776283296","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/great-pond-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}