“What I curious about is care, and I’m also interested in making really beautiful things… Which my experience leads me to believe that we can’t be told how to do… when it comes to a poem or an essay–or a relationship frankly–I think there is some kind of fundamental unknowing that you have to reckon with to get to the thing.”

Ross Gay is the New York Times best selling author of The Book of Delights. His new book, Inciting Joy is out now. Ross joins us on A Public Affair to read excepts of the book, and talk to us about his focus on care, grief, and being accountable to each other.

Ross will be in Madison at MYArts on Thursday, November 3rd at 7pm.

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