The Book of Delights: A Conversation
Presented by the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society
Presented by the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society
Ross Gay
Department of English
Indiana University
Thursday, September 12, 2019, 4:00pm
Bridgwaters Lounge, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center
Ross Gay is the author of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Catalog was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The Radcliffe Institute, Civitella Ranieri, and Cave Canem, among others.
Join us for a discussion of his newest book, The Book of Delights, a collection of daily essays written over the course of a year on the topic of delight. This conversation will be hosted by Scot Wright, local business owner at The Bike Shop.
After the talk, Dr. Gay will hold a book signing and copies of The Book of Delights will be available for purchase.