Spir lifter and ld poet Ross Gay, thor of The Book of Delights, will vis Seattle on the heels of a new publitn. Incg Joy digs to practic of joyful nnectn and mutual aid durg challengg tim, which sounds like a much-need addn to the wrer's sightful ovre. The eveng will start wh a keynote talk and readg by Ross Gay, followed by a nversatn wh Dr. Carmen Rojas, print and CEO of the Marguere Casey Foundatn. Ross Gay at Town Hall Seattle Seattle, WA - Monday, Febary 6 - EverOut Seattle
Contents:
- ROSS GAY: IN-PERSON & ONLE
- ROSS GAY
- IN ROSS GAY’S ‘INCG JOY,’ HAPPS DON’T EXIST A VACUUM
- ROSS GAY
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- POET, SAYIST ROSS GAY TO LIVER LECTURE AT LIBERTY HALL
- ROSS GAY: INTERVIEW—BE HOLDG, GRATU, DELIGHTS
- SAME PAGE 2023: REVIEW OF THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS BY ROSS GAY
ROSS GAY: IN-PERSON & ONLE
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“Ross Gay is terted joy,” and he’s back wh another say llectn foced on actn and what means to create and share joy. * ross gay town hall *
Ross Gay is as sightful and lyril as an sayist as he is as a poet. Jo SAL and Marguere Casey Foundatn for a ee event celebratg the publitn of Ross Gay’s Incg Joy, an timate and electrifyg llectn of says om the New York Tim btsellg thor of The Book of Delights. In the geoly wrten and timely piec, Gay nsirs the joy we ce when we re for each other, pecially durg life’s evable hardships.
Throughout Incg Joy, Gay explor how we n practice regnizg that nnectn, and also, ccially, how we expand . The format for this eveng will be a keynote and readg by Ross Gay, followed by a nversatn wh Dr. Ross Gay is terted joy.
Ross Gay wants to unrstand joy.
IN ROSS GAY’S ‘INCG JOY,’ HAPPS DON’T EXIST A VACUUM
On the Co Swch podst, Ross Gay reflects on his 2019 llectn The Book of Delights, the difficulty of allowg yourself to be moved, and why he thks 's important to e the word "love." * ross gay town hall *
Ross Gay is cur about joy. Ross Gay studi joy.
Ross Gay is the thor of four books of poetry: Agast Which; Brgg the Shovel Down; Be Holdg, wner of the PEN Amerin Lerary Jean Ste Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratu, wner of the 2015 Natnal Book Crics Circle Award and the 2016 Kgsley Tufts Poetry Award. In The Book of Delights, Ross Gay offers up a spired llectn of short lyric says, wrten daily over a tumultuo year, remdg of the purpose and pleasure of praisg, extollg, and celebratg ordary wonrs.
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People will soon have the opportuny to hear award-wng and New York Tim btsellg thor Ross Gay speak person at a ee event downtown. * ross gay town hall *
Ross Gay reads “Catalog of Unabashed Gratu” at Spl This Rock Poetry Ftival 2016: Poems of Provotn & Wns, April 15, 2016 at the Natnal Geographic Grosvenor Audorium Washgton, DC.
The first le of the b on Ross Gay’s webse reads, “Ross Gay is terted joy. ” This will be unsurprisg to his many loyal rears for whom Gay has bee a hoehold name recent years.
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
It clus short says om a year Gay spent wrg an say a day about somethg that lighted him, and n fairly be lled a fort read; although actively engag the sorrow of life, s foc is noticg the betiful and lightful the everyday. Now, Gay is back wh a send say llectn that ntu his quiry to joy: “Incg Joy.
I spoke wh Gay over Zoom about the ternnectedns of sorrow and joy; his digrsive wrg style; and the sctive yet lazy e of words like “privilege. Ross Gay, Algonqu, 256 pp., $27.
POET, SAYIST ROSS GAY TO LIVER LECTURE AT LIBERTY HALL
Sprg 2023January 8 Benef readg w poet John Smh Uned Methodist Church Frenchtown, NJJanuary 11 Readg for Illois Librari Virtual Event More rmatnJanuary 30 Youngstown Live/d Readg wh Ross Gay & Rochelle Hurt Virtual Event More rmatnFebary 3 Behd the Book Carmel Clay Library Carmel, IN More rmatnFebary 6 Seattle Arts & Lectur Seattle, WA More rmatnFebary 8 Readg for The Care Center Virtual Event More rmatnFebary 9 Readg for Cornell Universy Itha, NY More rmatnFebary 16 Talk at the Universy of Kansas Lawrence, KS More rmatnFebary 21 Readg at Try Universy San Anton, TXFebary 22 Readg at the Universy of Hoton-Downtown Hoton, TXFebary 23 Readg at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center Dallas, TXMarch 4 – 5 Tucson Ftival of Books Tucson, AZ More rmatnMarch 8The Hearth & Home LectureThe Merntile LibraryCcnati, OHMore rmatnMarch 9 The Axton Visg Wrer Seri Universy of Louisville Louisville, KYMarch 14 One Book Read Wt Kentucky Communy & Technil College Paduh, KY More rmatnMarch 17 Children’s Summ Kids Common San Jose, CA March 21 Bookshop Santa Cz wh Chris Mattgly Santa Cz, CA More rmatnMarch 23 Sat Elizabeth Universy Morristown, NJMore rmatnMarch 25 Virgia Ftival of the Book Charlottville, VA More rmatnMarch 27 Hampn-Sydney College Hampn Sydney, VirgiaMarch 30 Big Read Miami Miami, FLApril 2 Orange County Library Big Read Orlando, FL More rmatnApril 4 Wre Like Us!
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ROSS GAY: INTERVIEW—BE HOLDG, GRATU, DELIGHTS
So many thgs light Ross Gay: handma fy srv and loerg, the joy of rryg a heavy bag between two people, paw paws and even weeds.
This summer, I reread yet aga and found myself medatg on a sire Gay had voiced: wantg to be softer a world so ready to sharpen and to make hard.
SAME PAGE 2023: REVIEW OF THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS BY ROSS GAY
So, a recent terview, I talked to Gay about that sire, as well as the role of joy daily life, the difficulty of allowg yourself to be moved, and why he thks 's important to e the word "love.