Bim talks to poet Ross Gay, whose book spired today’s show, about the disciple and rigor of seekg and holdg onto light.
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ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
Ross Gay spent a year wrg daily says about thgs that light him. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks wh Gay about some of the says clud his new book, The Book of Delights. * ross gay tomato plant *
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(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)ROSS GAY: Well, one of the thgs that I realized is that - the begng, I thought, oh, man. GAY: Absolutely. GAY: Totally.
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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GAY: Yeah, totally.
GAY: Yeah. GAY: Often. GAY: I thk I sort of felt like this is somethg that I'll be dog one way or another for the rt of my life.
GAY: Well, not ntug - necsarily ntug to wre the says. SHAPIRO: Ross Gay's new llectn of says is lled "The Book Of Delights.
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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." * ross gay tomato plant *
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So many thgs light Ross Gay: handma fy srv and loerg, the joy of rryg a heavy bag between two people, paw paws and even weeds. 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.