Encore - Ross Gay

This is an encore of a program originally broadcast in May of 2025. Ross Gay is a writer with a mission: to help readers explore the beautiful complexities of joy, gratitude, and delight. In his essays and poetry, Gay brings his overflowing kindness and relentless eye for details to community gardens, the lives of Black people, the artistry of basketball, and much more. He is the author of the poetry collections Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude and Be Holding , and the essay collections The Book of Delights , Inciting Joy and The Book of (More) Delights . On May 2, 2025, Ross Gay came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to read from his work and talk with poet and editor Aracelis Girmay.

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Encore - Ross Gay is an episode from City Arts & Lectures by City Arts & Lectures .

This episode is 01:15:50 long.

This episode was published on Jan 11, 2026.

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