Meld: Poems is the debut poetry collection published by Jack Durkin. The collection is currently available for purchase exclusively online.

"Through rhythmic haikus and loose, experimental verses that mimic the terrain itself, Meld by Jack Durkin reads like a field log of our current ecological moment. By both revering and questioning traditional poetics, Durkin brilliantly mirrors the unsettled borders of human perception and a world in flux. It is a vivid meditation on geography, memory, and language—an invitation to investigate the constantly evolving relationship between the interweaving realities of what surrounds us."

This is a blog that lacks many distinct or defining features. The site provides a space to ramble about various forms of environmental and literary knowledge. From poetics to ecological criticism or the occasional recipe, the hope is for this page to provide something interesting for anyone who rambles across it to read. 

Jack Durkin is currently a graduate student at Dominican University of California. He plans on graduating in 2027 with a M.S in Education and a Single-Subject Teaching Credential in English. Jack holds a B.A in English with an emphasis on Literature, Criticism, and Theory from the University of California, Davis.

Jack can often be found mountain biking, hiking or reading a book around Marin County, California where he currently resides.