Inciting Joy : Essays

Description: From Ross Gay the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights comes an intimate and electrifying collection of essays about the joy that comes from connection.'; Brilliant. Ada Limon U. S. poet laureate In these gorgeously written and timely pieces prizewinning poet and author Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other especially during life's inevitable hardships. Throughout Inciting Joy he explores how we can practice recognizing that connection and also crucially how we can expand it. In '; We Kin Gay thinks about the garden (especially around August when the zucchini and tomatoes come in) as a laboratory of mutual aid; in '; Share Your Bucket he explores skateboarding's reclamation of public spaces; he considers the costs of masculinity in '; Grief Suite'; and in '; Through My Tears I Saw he recognizes what was healed in caring for his father as he was dying. In an era when divisive voices take up so much airspace Inciting Joy offers a vital alternative: What might be possible if we turn our attention to what brings us together to what we love? Taking a clear - eyed look at injustice political polarization and the destruction of the natural world Gay shows us how we might resist how the study of joy might lead us to a wild unpredictable transgressive and unboundaried solidarity. In fact it just might help us survive. '; A gift that's meant to be shared This book inspires us to look beyond the miseries of our era to envision a more welcoming future. The Washington Post
Title: Inciting Joy : Essays
Barcode: 9781643753959
Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/8/2024