Anglo-American University in Prague Context Collapse: A Discussion of Poetics and Politics with Writer and Critic Ryan Ruby
Ryan Ruby is a writer and literary critic, whose work explores the intersection of politics, literature, and poetry. His texts have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, The Nation, and many other places. His social media presence helps drive the global discussion of books and ideas.
Please join Ryan and AAU Lecturers Stephan Delbos and Seth Rogoff for a reading from Ryan’s new book Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry, followed by a discussion with the author.
Ryan Ruby is a writer and translator from Los Angeles, California. His debut novel The Zero and the One was published in March 2017 by Twelve Books. It has subsequently appeared in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and France.
He is the author of a book-length poem, Context Collapse, which was a Finalist for the 2020 National Poetry Series and a Semi-Finalist for the 2020 Tomaž Šalamun Prize. It will be published in November 2024 by Seven Stories Press. He is currently at work on a nonfiction narrative book about Berlin called Ringbahn for Farrar Straus, and Giroux.
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