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Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry -- Ryan Ruby, Paperback Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy Can Hades maintain the balanceLiterary critic Ryan Ruby uncovers the secret history of poetry in a mock academic verse essay filled with wit and wisdom. One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2024 Prophet. Entertainer. Courtier. Criminal. Revolutionary. Critic. Scholar. Nobody. Epic in sweep, Context Collapse is the secret history of the poet from Bronze Age Greece and Renaissance Italy to the cafs of Grub Street and the Latin Quarter, from the creative writing departments of