Clearing Out the Fridge (Preorder)
Clearing Out the Fridge (Preorder)
Ruby Van Dyk
We smiled at each other,
knowing hunger would surpass desire
for perfection.
In her debut poetry collection, Ruby Van Dyk dedicates space for introspection, anger, and cravings. Clearing Out the Fridge asks what food means to all of us. Traveling through warm kitchens, malodorous grocery stores, and the mind of a grieving teenage girl, it examines the systems on which we are all reliant. Traversing love of her grandmother, the silliness of a young cousin, and the uncertainty of a world overrun with microplastics and greed, poetry serves as the base for a greater message.
POETRY | Paperback | 2025 | ISBN: 979-8-9909764-6-7
Photo by Winky Lewis
About the Author
Ruby Van Dyk is a poet from many places, including North Carolina, Singapore, and Maine. She wrote her debut poetry collection Clearing Out the Fridge through the Telling Room Young Emerging Author fellowship. A recent graduate of Casco Bay High School, she is attending Stanford University to study sustainability and policy. She is deeply invested in the future of our food system and our climate, and hopes to help in working towards a solution. In her free time she likes to take long walks, cook without recipes, and watch movies at her local theatre.