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On Being: Ross Gay — Tending Joy and Practicing Sorrow

On Being: Ross Gay — Tending Joy and Practicing Sorrow

An episode of the On Being podcast featuring poet and essayist Ross Gay discussing joy, sorrow, and connection.

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  • Katy Early
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    “I think of Ross Gay’s essay that he reads at the end of this podcast episode mayyybe once a week: “Is sorrow the true wild? “And if it is — and if we join them — your wild to mine — what’s that? “For joining, too, is a kind of annihilation. “What if we joined our sorrows, I’m saying. “I’m saying: What if that is joy?””

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