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:
- FROM THE ARCHIV: ROSS GAY ON 'INCG JOY'
- TALKG VOLUM: ROSS GAY ON 'INCG JOY'
- POET ROSS GAY FDS LIGHT EVEN DIFFICULT TIM
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY
FROM THE ARCHIV: ROSS GAY ON 'INCG JOY'
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TALKG VOLUM: ROSS GAY ON 'INCG JOY'
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POET ROSS GAY FDS LIGHT EVEN DIFFICULT TIM
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HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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~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.