Ruth Madievsky
Ruth Madievsky is the author of a poetry collection, Emergency Brake (Tavern Books, 2016), and a novel, All-Night Pharmacy (Catapult, 2023). Her work appears in Guernica, Tin House, Harper’s Bazaar, American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. She writes a personal essay column for Catapult (“Eldest Immigrant Daughter”) and is a founding member of the Cheburashka Collective. Originally from Moldova, she lives in Los Angeles, CA, where she works as an HIV and primary care clinical pharmacist.