Ross gay new book

Interview with Ross Gay

Ross Male lover is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the Marker American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays—The Book of Delights was released in and was a New York Times bestseller; Inciting Joy was released in , and his newest collection, The Book of (More) Delights was released in September of

Interviewed by Ellie Smith

Inscape Journal: Ross, in my view, proximation with one another is where hope is born. Your writing feels proximate. I read your work and, I think, “oh yeah, me too!” You build us think of our own delights. First, I want to thank you for that—your words undergo like friends—but I also want to ask, how do you do this? How do you record about the world as if you are close-up?

Ross Gay: Well, I endeavor to be close-up to the world. That’s the practice. Second, writing that way doesn’t just arise . It’s a skill. I try to write fancy that. My work is highly edited. It’s gone through many dra

Air Date: Week of Protest 8,
Ross Gay’s The Book of (More) Delights highlights the joy one can find in everyday life and in the natural world. (Photo: Courtesy of Ross Gay and Algonquin Books)
Poet and essayist Ross Gay is support with a follow up to his Book of Delights, loaded with moments of good that sprout amid our troubles. He joins Host Steve Curwood to share readings from his new Book of (More) Delights celebrating uncomplicated joys such as clothes on a clothesline, garlic sprouting, and dandelion abundance.

Transcript

BELTRAN: It’s Living on Ground, I’m Paloma Beltran.

CURWOOD: And I’m Steve Curwood.

Living on this earth can be a challenge these days. Plenty of crises from the climate to geopolitics can make you perceive blue. But poet and essayist Ross Gay keeps creating antidotes to brighten you up. A not many years ago he compiled The Book of Delights, loaded with moments of good that sprout amid our troubles. And now after the pandemic he’s back with The Novel of (More) Delights with even more scrumptious moments to savor on our complicated planet. Hi Ross and welcome back to Living on Earth!

GAY: Praise you. It's good to see you.

CURWOOD: So this

As Heard on NPR's This American Life: The New York Times bestselling novel of essays celebrating plain delights in the society around us by one of America's most imaginative and observant writers, award-winning poet Ross Gay. Pre-order The Book of (More) Delights now, too!"Ross Gay's eye lands upon wonder at every turn, bolstering my belief in the countless small miracles that surround us." --Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet LaureateThe winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry bids up a spirited collection of short lyrical essays, written daily over a tumultuous year, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders. In The Book of Delights, one of today's most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record of the minute joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay's funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of breeze quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two black people in a room. But ross gay new book

Ross Gay - The Guide of (More) Delights & Inciting Joy

Join us for a celebration with award-winning and best-selling author Ross Gay for the paperback releases of The Book of (More) Delights and Inciting Joy! We are delighted to welcome Ross Gay back to St. Louis for a discussion and book signing.

" Inciting Joy is a book that will break your heart. Ross Gay will break your heart. He will rest it and advocate for breaking it over and over. Why? So we can choose our existence, our survival, our complete humanity. Inciting Joy is brilliant because it's not just a book; it's proof that the way we carve out room for joy is by acknowledging our constant teacher: sorrow."-- Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate

Gay will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be accessible to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please command before noon on October 16th.

Join us at Elevated Low Listening Room

Washington Ave

St. Louis, MO

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About the Speaker

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