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"In these gorgeously written and timely pieces, prizewinning poet and author Ross 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...

"A collection of essays in which the author discusses the small and large things that delight him"-- "The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with exactly the book we need in these unsettling times. “Keenly observed and delivered with deftness, these essays are a testament to the artfulness of attention and everyday joy.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In Ross Gay’s new collection of small,...