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by David Ly (Author)
Ritual, Interrupted is a poetic grimoire that looks to imagined worlds for self-discovery. Drawing on experiences with invisible illnesses like depressive disorder and anxiety, David Ly blurs the line between the real and the surreal, inviting readers into poems where the coping rituals of daily life are disrupted by mental health crises. A product of lived experience, Ritual, Interrupted reveals how vulnerability and imagination are radical acts of resistance that are necessary in a compassionate life and ultimately, for human survival.
Author Biography
David Ly is the author of Mythical Man (Anstruther Books, 2020) and Dream of Me as Water (Anstruther Books, 2022), both shortlisted for the ReLit Award for Poetry. David is also the author of the fantasy novel Not All Dragons (Poplar Press, 2026). He co-edited, with Daniel Zomparelli, Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022). David's poems have appeared in publications such as Arc Poetry Magazine, Best Canadian Poetry, PRISM International and Ex-Puritan, where he won the inaugural Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence for Poetry. He is the poetry editor at This Magazine.
