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R. M. Ryan is the author of Vaudeville in the Dark, a recent book of poems.  The NY Times said Ryan writes ” . . . like the best poets . . . at the junction of rapture and rupture.”  In addition, Ryan is the author of a novel, The Golden Rules, and another book of poetry, Goldilocks in Later Life.  He is also the lyricist for a northern California rock-and-roll band.