{"product_id":"inciting-joy-ross-gay-9781643753959","title":"Inciting Joy: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Ross Gay, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an intimate and electrifying collection of essays about the joy that comes from connection. \"BRILLIANT.\" --Ada Lim, U.S. poet laureate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e Inciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, he explores how we can practice recognizing that connection, and also, crucially, how we can expand it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an era when divisive voices take up so much airspace, \u003ci\u003eInciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vital alternative: What might be possible if we turn our attention to what brings us together, to what we love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"―\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643753959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643753959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ross Gay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064431239423,"sku":"9781643753959","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b749739b-fae2-4cd2-b698-c07c7261b96c.jpg?v=1712124341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inciting-joy-ross-gay-9781643753959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}