Eric Garner's last words, "I n't breathe," are the backdrop for "A Small Needful Fact," a poem by Indiana Universy profsor and poet Ross Gay.
Contents:
- POET ROSS GAY EXPLOR A JOY RMED BY EP SORROW
- TAKE A BREAK AND READ A FUCKG POEM: "A SMALL NEEDFUL FACT" BY ROSS GAY
- A POEM FOR ERIC GARNER, BY ROSS GAY
POET ROSS GAY EXPLOR A JOY RMED BY EP SORROW
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The words and the protts that followed Garner’s ath are the backdrop for “A Small Needful Fact, ” a poem by Indiana Universy profsor and poet Ross Gay. Gay, whose book “Catalog of Unabashed Gratu” was published by the Universy of Ptsburgh Prs this year, said the poem was based on a fact about Garner that he read an obuary. Much of the prs surroundg Garner has foced on the vlence of his ath, while the poem puts a need spotlight on his life, Gay said.
TAKE A BREAK AND READ A FUCKG POEM: "A SMALL NEEDFUL FACT" BY ROSS GAY
‘A Small Needful Fact’ by Ross Gay is a short movg poem that suggts that there is still hope to be found after someone’s ath. * ross gay eric garner *
Ross Gay is a poet, profsor at Indiana Universy and thor of the llectn “Catalog of Unabashed Gratu. ‘A Small Needful Fact’ by Ross Gay is a short movg poem that suggts that there is still hope to be found after someone’s ath. In ncln, Gay scrib how the plants are workg our favor, makg easier “for to breathe.
‘A Small Needful Fact’ by Ross Gay is a fifteen-le poem that is ntaed wh a sgle stanza of text.
A POEM FOR ERIC GARNER, BY ROSS GAY
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Alln: om the begng of the poem, Gay allus to the life and impact of Eric Garner, a black man who was killed New York Cy 2014. Why did Ross Gay wre ‘A Small Needful Fact?
’Ross Gay wrote this poem orr to honor Eric Garner’s life and the impact he had on those he knew. Gay may have wrten this poem om his own perspective, but knowg who the speaker is is not necsary for unrstandg the poem.
Rears who enjoyed ‘A Small Needful Fact’ should also nsir readg some other Ross Gay poems.