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- ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
- NICKNAM, FIREFLI AND RECKLS AIR QUOT: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
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NICKNAM, FIREFLI AND RECKLS AIR QUOT: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
Ross Gay on cg joy while dg wh sorrow. In his latt llectn of says, Incg Joy, poet Ross Gay rensirs the breadth of joy, argug that n be found – and even strengthened – life's harst moments, when we mt rely on one another. This week, host Brtany Le ss down wh Gay to discs the plexy of joy, the bety of grace and creatg meang life.
Ross Gay spent a year wrg daily says about thgs that light him.