Ed Meek

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2023

December 29, 2023
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

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Film Commentary: The Gratuitous Comic Cruelty of “The Banshees of Inishiren”

January 6, 2023
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The island scenery is stunning and the acting is fine, but at is core Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inishiren is bitter and mean-spirited

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Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2022

December 27, 2022
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

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Poetry Review: Helena Minton’s “Paris Paint Box” — Filled with Delight and Wisdom

September 16, 2022
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Poet Helena Minton deserves our attention; her verse is grounded in a close observation of nature and a love of language.

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Book Review: “The Hawk’s Way” — Up-Close and Personal with Birds of Prey

May 10, 2022
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Sy Montgomery raises the question of our relationship to the world and all its animals and nudges us toward the view that even predators deserve our support and admiration because of the value they bring to our planet.

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Book Review: The Climate Crisis and the “Race for Tomorrow”

March 29, 2022
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If there is one book to pick up that will get you interested in what is happening to our climate, Race for Tomorrow is it.

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Poetry Review: Max Heinegg’s “Good Harbor” — Singing of Blueberries

March 18, 2022
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In Good Harbor, poet Max Heinegg draws on his gift for lyricism as he considers his family, love, school, and the places he has been.

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Book Review: “To Govern the Globe” — An Epic History of World Hegemony

March 7, 2022
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Alfred McCoy’s brilliant history examines the evolution of world orders leading up to Pax Americana and the current decline of the United States.

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Poetry Review: Carolynn Kingyens’s “Coupling” — Art as a Means of Survival

February 5, 2022
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In this collection, Carolynn Kingyens discloses what lies behind the veneer of our relationships.

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Book Review: “Running Out” — Drought Time

November 3, 2021
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The sense of loss that necessarily pervades Running Out is balanced is by Lucas Bessire’s lyrical prose, whose consistently crisp beauty serves as a welcome respite.

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