Book of Delights by Ross Gay
Brand: Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Product Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As Heard on NPRs This American Life Ross Gays 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 todays most original literary voices offers up a genredefying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from awardwinning poet Ross Gay is a record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gays funny poetic philosophical delights a friends 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 worldhis 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. show more
Condition : New
Author : Ross Gay
Weight : 410.3
Publisher : Algonquin Books division Of Workman
Language : English
EAN : 9781616207922
ISBN10 : 1616207922
Format : Hardback
Date of Publication : 20200901
Place of Publication : New York United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 132 X 183 X 30mm