In his first say llectn sce 'The Book of Delights,' Ross Gay explor how joy is more plited than we thk—and more attaable.
Contents:
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY: INTERVIEW—BE HOLDG, GRATU, DELIGHTS
- ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY’S SECRETS FOR LIVG A MORE JOYFUL LIFE
- ROSS GAY
- POET ROSS GAY EXPLOR A JOY RMED BY EP SORROW
- POET ROSS GAY ON HIS NEW BOOK AND FDG JOY SORROW
- ROSS GAY: FDG JOY THE PROCS
- ROSS GAY ON CG JOY WHILE DG WH SORROW
- AN INTERVIEW WH ROSS GAY
- BETWEEN THE COVERS ROSS GAY INTERVIEW
- ROSS GAY
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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 interviews *
To which Ross Gay rponds word and ed, how n we not be joyful, pecially a moment like this?
ROSS GAY: INTERVIEW—BE HOLDG, GRATU, DELIGHTS
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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.
Gay: That’s a really good qutn. Gay: But ’s amazg, right? Gay: Wouldn’t turn to a monster.
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 interviews *
Gay: In some ways. Gay: Verndale, Mnota.
Gay: Anyone om Verndale?
Gay: There’s 500 people Verndale. Gay: And that’s the thg.
ROSS GAY’S SECRETS FOR LIVG A MORE JOYFUL LIFE
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Gay: The nnectn between the dyg and the joy?
Gay: Say aga? Gay: That’s jt fuckg dumb.
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In the last two years, seems like everyone has been searchg for joy. Now, poet Ross Gay is explorg qutns around that subject his new book "Incg Joy," a llectn of says released Tuday. * ross gay interviews *
Gay: Oh, yeah, sorry.
Gay: Totally. Gay: I missed, like, the fourth day.
Gay: Isn’t that great? Gay: Oh, my God, they’re jt like, “Well, why am I dog what they’re tellg me to do all the time? Gay: Exactly, exactly.
POET ROSS GAY EXPLOR A JOY RMED BY EP SORROW
Ross Gay sps says and poems by observg the world around him and qutng his relatnship to . He is lighted by what he se. * ross gay interviews *
Gay: It jt me my ear. Gay: Many thgs surprised me, I suppose.
Gay: You know. Gay: [lghs] It’s pretty amazg. Today, wh wrer and muny garner Ross Gay.
POET ROSS GAY ON HIS NEW BOOK AND FDG JOY SORROW
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 * ross gay interviews *
Gay: Jt a soft way. Gay: That’s somethg too — I was like, man, I drk a lot of ffee.
Gay: Yeah, my garn, and ’s funny, bee people, when they talk about the book, they notice the garn as a primary feature of —. Gay: Yeah.
Gay: Oh, yeah. Gay: Bloomgton, Indiana. Gay: No, no, no.
ROSS GAY: FDG JOY THE PROCS
In a recent episo of Life As It Is, poet Ross Gay discs why he believ that joy is a radil and necsary act. * ross gay interviews *
Gay: It was jt lawn. Gay: You n walk right up.
Gay: Oh, totally.
Gay: It’s pretty good.
ROSS GAY ON CG JOY WHILE DG WH SORROW
Gay: Our blackberri always do really good, so I’m pumped for blackberri. Gay: For one, ’s jt fun to be a garn, for me, dreamg about what uld happen: that kd of mystil space, actually, of tryg to figure out what this thg that I do here uld be five years, that kd of strange dreamg space that is. Gay: Yeah, totally, right.
Gay: You n jt be, and jt hang around. Gay: It’s lled “Loerg.
AN INTERVIEW WH ROSS GAY
Gay: Fish ? Tippett: We slightly shortened Ross Gay’s readg of “Loerg” here for time, but you n fd the whole say the uneded versn of the On Beg podst — available wherever you like to listen. Also, fd this show aga our Poets and Poetry library at After a short break, more wh Ross Gay.
Today reflectg on a practice of light wh the wrer Ross Gay, at the 2019 Wordplay Ftival Mneapolis.
Gay: Tendg to what one lov feels like the cx.
BETWEEN THE COVERS ROSS GAY INTERVIEW
Gay: I thk so. Gay: I know.
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Gay: Well, part of the story, that’s the thg.
Gay: And trite and endls and unbelievable.