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."
Contents:
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY
- DISCSN GUI AND FURTHER READG FOR ROSS GAY'S THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, EVERYBODY READS 2021
- THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS BY ROSS GAY SELECTED FOR EVERYBODY READS 2021
- NICKNAM, FIREFLI AND RECKLS AIR QUOT: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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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 reading book of delights *
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.
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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.
DISCSN GUI AND FURTHER READG FOR ROSS GAY'S THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, EVERYBODY READS 2021
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THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS BY ROSS GAY SELECTED FOR EVERYBODY READS 2021
(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. GAY: Yeah, totally. GAY: Yeah.
GAY: Often.
NICKNAM, FIREFLI AND RECKLS AIR QUOT: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
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.