His latest book, General Motors (Split Lip Press 2018), is about labor and the influence of public and private transportation on city life. Other books include Valu-Plus and Old News (Furniture Press 2014, 2011). His poetry can be found in Tripwire, Slow Poetry in America Newsletter, Entropy and elsewhere. He has worked as an adjunct professor at many colleges and in recent years as a labor organizer in education. He won a Pew Fellowship in 2016. A review of his book can be found here (http://thefanzine.com/a-song-about-overthrowing-capitalism-on-ryan-eckes-general-motors/)