Ryan Asmussen

RYAN ASMUSSEN is a writer and educator who works as a Visiting Lecturer in English at the University of Illinois at Chicago and writes for Chicago Review of Books and Kirkus Reviews. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, he has published criticism in Creative Nonfiction, The Review Review, and the film journal Kabinet, journalism in Bostonia and other Boston University publications, and fiction in the Harvard Summer Review. His poetry has been published in The Newport Review, The Broad River Review, Pirene’s Fountain, Compass Rose, and Mandala Journal. Twitter: @RyanAsmussen. Website: www.ryanasmussen.com.

28 Articles Published | Follow:
Shuttling Down the Side Streets of the Weird in “Out There”
Leading Dante from Shadow into City in “Dante”
The Radical Potential of Milton in “Making Darkness Light”: An Interview with Joe Moshenska
A Vast Journey Through Literary History in “Around the World in 80 Books”
Self-Determination and Transcendence in “Books Promiscuously Read”
The Hauntings of Tension and Unease in “A Lonely Man”
The Hierarchy of Language in “The Perseverance.”
The Instrument of Language and Stories of Withdrawal in “Wild Swims”
Sonic Relationships and Semantic Rhythms in “Field Music”
Knocking Poetry Off Its Pedestal in “The Math Campers”