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Ross Gay is a writer with a mission: help readers explore the beautiful complexities of joy, gratitude, and delight. In his essays and poetry, Gay, he brings his overflowing kindness and relentless eye for details to community gardens, the lives of Black people, the artistry of basketball, and much more. He is the author of the poetry collections Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude and Be Holding, and the essay collections The Book of Delights, Inciting Joy and The Book of (More) Delights.
Aracelis Girmay is the author of the poetry collection Kingdom Animalia, along with collage and picture books. She was the editor of How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton and So We Can Know: Writers of Color on Pregnancy, Loss, Abortion, and Birth.
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