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Ross Gay
Ross Gay: In Praise of (Foot- End- Etc.) Notes
"I long for a book made of only endnotes."
By
Ross Gay
| September 21, 2023
Ross Gay Finds Delight in Nourishing Need, Adult Braces, and Kissing a Very Small Dog One Million Times
"I have never kissed a creature so many times, and I have loved and kissed many creatures many times, believe me."
By
Ross Gay
| October 18, 2022
Back to School for Everyone: Lyric Research with Ross Gay
In Praise of Thinking with Other Thinkers
By
Ross Gay
| September 6, 2022
Ross Gay: Have I Even Told You Yet About the Courts I’ve Loved?
On the Unlikely Tenderness and Care of a Good Pick-Up Basketball Game
By
Ross Gay
| September 15, 2020
"Be Holding"
From the Book of the Same Name
By
Ross Gay
| September 4, 2020
Ross Gay: In Praise of the Poetry Reading
"Books are lovely. I love books."
By
Ross Gay
| February 13, 2019
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