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."
Contents:
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY’S SECRETS FOR LIVG A MORE JOYFUL LIFE
- ROSS GAY
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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ROSS GAY’S SECRETS FOR LIVG A MORE JOYFUL LIFE
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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. 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. There’s an say Ross Gay’s new llectn, Incg Joy, that begs wh a discsn of his favore sports book, John Edgar Wiman’s Hoop Roots, a memoir told through the thor’s lifelong relatnship wh basketball.
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Over the next eleven pag, Gay, a longtime hoop lover himself, offers a medatn on the bety of the pickup game, and how a good urt is a microsm of mocracy.