Ryan Poll

English prof @neiu, writer @PopMatters, author of Main Street and Empire (Rutgers); Aquaman and the War Against Oceans (Nebraska). Writing book on sacred forms

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

@daisyldixon Congratulations!!

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

@matthiasellis Congratulations!!

[American Weil Society @WeilSociety]

Great to see @politico include Simone Weil's "On the Abolition of All Political Parties" on this list! Why not join our reading group and have the incredible Dr. Scott Ritner guide you through this wonderful text?! Visit our website to register! https://t.co/U7MtDQLBLV

[Paul Novosad @paulnovosad]

Best book I read in 2025 by a margin.

The history of economic thought isn't part of the standard curriculum, so this was overdue.

Keynes' wayward life as a public intellectual was fascinating as well — the smartest person that nobody listened to.

[American Weil Society @WeilSociety]

In an effort to make the society more inclusive to a broader audience, this spring we will be adding an online option for our annual conference for those who would like to present but cannot be there in person. Consider submitting your abstract. Deadline extended to Dec 15.

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

@daisyldixon Happy Birthday! Don’t let rejections from overworked editors half-reading affect your day of celebration!

[Rebecca Newberger Goldstein @platobooktour]

The death of philosopher Helen De Cruz leaves a gaping hole--in the world of philosophy but most of all in the life of her family. It's heartbreaking to see Helen's children left without her. Please consider donating or sharing their story. Every bit helps. Thank you. https://t.co/MThqvdaDGm

[PopMatters @PopMatters]

Taylor Swift dazzlingly shows how our idols’ humanity is reduced and replaceable, but our icons help us recognize that love is what binds us and makes life meaningful. #TaylorSwift

READ: https://t.co/cQnuUp8baV

[PopMatters @PopMatters]

Taylor Swift Between Idols and Icons

Taylor Swift dazzlingly shows how our idols’ humanity is reduced and replaceable, but our icons help us recognize that love is what binds us and makes life meaningful. – @RyanPoll2

READ: https://t.co/cQnuUp7Dln

[American Weil Society @WeilSociety]

If you are interested in joining our forthcoming Simone Weil reading group, remember to become an AWS member first. Membership prices are accessibly tiered: https://t.co/g1SWqcsZmC

[American Weil Society @WeilSociety]

Simone Weil has so much to tell us about humanity's contemporary and historical issues with roots, exile, and migration. This is an incredible time to read and think with Weil and a group of engaged scholars. Submit your abstract to our colloquy by Sept. 30.

[Philip Goff @Philip_Goff]

Imagine someone saying: "A parent is someone who biologically produced a child. Someone who adopts a child is not a parent." We can use words how we want & can choose to use "parent" in a more or less inclusive way. Likewise, how we choose to use the word "woman" is up to us.

[PopMatters @PopMatters]

Sean Baker's Anora illustrates how sex work – a working-class job – is a dance between creativity and commerce, art and artifice. – @RyanPoll2 https://t.co/glqozlPinY

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

“As Anora suggests, sex work is labor and a genre. To be profitable, sex workers must act in established genres, performing (male) fantasies of female attention, sexuality, and desire, wrapped in an aura of authenticity.”

https://t.co/F5KIZl1YvS.

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

@daisyldixon @FaberBooks @VikingBooks Congratulations!!

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

My latest article on the movie that swept the Oscars.

[PopMatters @PopMatters]

Anora, (Sex) Work, and the Fantasies of Genre

Sean Baker's Anora illustrates how sex work – a working-class job – is a dance between creativity and commerce, art and artifice. – @RyanPoll2

READ: https://t.co/iHHtcmu4RJ

[Julián Martinez @martinezfjulian]

new piece in the great @hexliterary today! It’s called “Gordon Lish.” Raymond Carver’s in it, too. Here’s the photo of him mentioned in the story— not a dude you want to mess with!

https://t.co/fHYPfDbIVj

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

Love.

[Julián Martinez @martinezfjulian]

New short short story out in @havehadhavehad today! Thanks to @JordanHamel_ for picking up this Bruce Springsteen nerdfest— we love you, Boss

https://t.co/4LAo0mbTYu

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

@katherineveritt @SciHistoryOrg Congratulations!

[Ryan Poll @RyanPoll2]

He unifies with a chainsaw.