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Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow

Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow

Update: 2024-01-02

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Looking for joy? Then it might be worth exploring your sorrow. In his collection of essays, Inciting Joy, poet Ross Gay considers the breadth of joy, arguing that it can be found – and even strengthened – in life's hardest moments. After all, those are the times when we rely on one another. Brittany Luse sits down with the poet to discuss the complexity of joy and creating meaning in life.

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Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow

Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow