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“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 Laureate
The winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry offers up a spirited collection of short lyric 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 small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay’s funny, poetic, philosophical delights a friend’s unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two black people in a room. But Gay never dismisses the complexities, even the terrors, of living in America as a black man or the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture or the loss of those he loves. More than anything other subject, though, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world--his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis.
The Book of Delights is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed. These remarkable pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight.
The winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry offers up a spirited collection of short lyric 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 small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay’s funny, poetic, philosophical delights a friend’s unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two black people in a room. But Gay never dismisses the complexities, even the terrors, of living in America as a black man or the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture or the loss of those he loves. More than anything other subject, though, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world--his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis.
The Book of Delights is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed. These remarkable pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight.
PDF The Book of Delights Essays Ross Gay 9781616207922 Books
"Although the book was highly recommended by a friend, I found it rather boring. Some people must like it, but I am not one of those people."
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The Book of Delights Essays Ross Gay 9781616207922 Books Reviews
- Ross Gay effortlessly flits between whimsy and reflection, humor and gravity. I highly recommend this book, and if you ever have a chance to see a reading in person, go for it! His authenticity and pathos resonate through his person and his printed words, and he is truly a delight!
- The whole premise has brightened my days!!
- Although the book was highly recommended by a friend, I found it rather boring. Some people must like it, but I am not one of those people.
- I heard this guy on NPR reading a few passages from his book. A true driveway moment as I couldn’t get out of the car until the interview was done. I immediately went to and ordered the book!!!
- Like a previous reviewer, I heard Ross Gay interviewed on NPR and then had to go out and buy the audiobook (also narrated by Ross Gay). It is amazing! He brings beauty and humor to everyday things, from where one would expect to find them, like the garden, to more fraught issues like racism, murder, and terminal illness.
- There isn't anything I didn't love about this book!
