He teaches freshman composition, Introduction to Literature, Ethnic Literature, Poetry Movements: Theory and Practice and both the Fiction and Poetry Writing Workshops at the College. Ryan's new manuscript, Shiv, was a 2010 finalist for the May Swenson Poetry Award from Utah State University Press. His chapbook, Distant Engines, received a 2005 Weldon Kees Award from Backwaters Press. By September 2006, Distant Engines made its way onto The Poetry Foundation’s list of contemporary best sellers. Ryan's poems have appeared in many literary journals and magazines, and have twice been read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer's Almanac. He has recent work in The Cortland Review and The American Poetry Review, and his criticism appears regularly in the Star Tribune. Position: Assoc Professor, ENG Department: English