ABOUT — ROSS GAY

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• ROSS GAY
• ROSS GAY
• IN-PERSON: AN EVENG WH ROSS GAY FOR THE 2023 BIG READ KEYNOTE

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Books & Books prents…AN EVENING WITH ROSS GAY nversatn whPatricia J. 00)Thursday, March 30th, 7:30 PMIN-PERSON at Lyric Theatre, Miami, FLRSVP HERE TO ATTENDAbout the Event:The 2023 Big Read Miami keynote addrs featur award-wng poet, tor, and muny garner Ross Gay on this year’s featured tle, Catalog of Unabashed Gratu.

ROSS GAY

In his award-wng poetry llectn, Gay monstrat the practice of gratu while never losg sight of the loss that animat . Animated by what he has lled the “disciple of gratu, ” the llectn nsirs sorrow’s potential, ground the rhythms and abundance of the natural world: the post that giv way to rich soil, the y that reveals seeds, the branch that mt be trimmed to make room for new Gay will be nversatn wh Mrs. That is, this is a book that studi the wisdom of the garn and orchard, those plac where all—ath, sorrow, loss—is nverted to what might, wh patience, nourish THE BOOK HEREAbout the Author:‌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.

ROSS GAY

Poet Ross Gay viss Miami for two events and one project. Durg the day, Gay reads and giv a short workshop to stunts at Dign and Archecture Senr High School (DASH) Miami's Dign District.

IN-PERSON: AN EVENG WH ROSS GAY FOR THE 2023 BIG READ KEYNOTE

Later that night, Gay reads om his work, signs books, and participat a brief Q&A at Miami Light Project Wynwood. O, Miami also tak Gay to JC Penney for a photo shoot. Thank you to The Wrer's Room at the Betsy Hotel for makg Gay's vis possible.

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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. In-Person: An Eveng wh Ross Gay for the 2023 Big Read Keynote, Mar 30th 7:30pm, Miami, eventseeker Thursday, 30 Mar 2023 @ 7:30 PM Past Event Jo Ross Gay wh Patricia J.