ED MEEK writes poetry, fiction, articles, and book reviews. High Tide is his fourth book of poems. Luck, a collection of his short stories, came out in 2017. He has been published in The Sun, The Paris Review, The North American Review, Cream City Review, The Boston Globe Magazine, and NPR's Cognoscenti, among others. He teaches creative writing at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, helps adults prepare for the high school equivalency exam, and in his spare time, walks his dog Mookie.