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 *
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. The wrer Ross Gay spent a year dog that.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)ROSS GAY: Well, one of the thgs that I realized is that - the begng, I thought, oh, man.
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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GAY: Absolutely. GAY: Totally. GAY: Yeah, totally.
ROSS GAY
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 *
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.