Lookg for joy? Then might be worth explorg your sorrow, plitns and ms. 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. You n follow on Twter @ItsBeenAM or email at
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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! To which Ross Gay rponds word and ed, how n we not be joyful, pecially a moment like this?
We practice tenrns and mercy part bee to unrstand that we are all sufferg is one qualy of what Ross Gay lls “adult joy. Ross Gay: It is joy by which the labor that will make the life that I want, possible. Ross Gay is a profsor of English at Indiana Universy Bloomgton and a wrer of poetry as well as says.
Gay: It’s sort of amazg to me. Gay: [lghs] Yeah, totally. Gay: Right, yeah.
ROSS GAY ON CG JOY WHILE DG WH SORROW
Gay: That’s a really good qutn. Gay: But ’s amazg, right? Gay: Wouldn’t turn to a monster.
Gay: In some ways. Gay: Verndale, Mnota. Gay: Anyone om Verndale?
Gay: There’s 500 people Verndale. Gay: And that’s the thg.
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Gay: The nnectn between the dyg and the joy? Gay: Say aga? Gay: That’s jt fuckg dumb.
Gay: Oh, yeah, sorry.