{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/629caf7403e418001226c736?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ross Gay on delight","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/1654607277022-7401f58db37f6d539d24121330f0aced.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This week, Katherine talks to <strong>Ross Gay</strong> about finding delight in dark times.</p><p><br></p><p>Ross’s practice of writing down a daily delight - a small surprise or pleasure that might otherwise go unnoticed - is the foundation of <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781529349771\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Book of Delights</a>, his bestselling essay collection. Here, he talks about the way that delight can sit alongside our fear, anger, frustration and grief, not to block them out, but to find a way to survive them. Along the way, we touch on fleeting moments of human connection, the joy of tending a garden, and childlike art of noticing.</p><p><br></p><p>In a first for The Wintering Session, Ross closes with a beautiful reading that meditates on the softness of living in a male body.</p><p><br></p><p>We talked about:</p><ul><li>Fleeting moments of human connection</li><li>The joy of tending a garden</li><li>The childlike act of noticing</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong><u>ROSS LINKS</u></strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rossgay.net/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Online</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ross-gay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Poetry Foundation</a></p><p><a href=\"https://onbeing.org/programs/ross-gay-tending-joy-and-practicing-delight/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ross on 'On Being'</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>KATHERINE LINKS</u></strong></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-from-the-wintering-sessions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Shop all books from The Wintering Sessions</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/katherinemay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a></p><p><a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Homepage</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/_katherine_may_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/wintering-the-power-of-rest-and-retreat-in-difficult-times/9780593189481\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Wintering Sessions</a></p><p><a href=\"https://katherine-may.teachable.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Katherine's writing class</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Note: this contains affiliate links which means Katherine will receive a small commission for any purchases made.</em></p>","author_name":"Katherine May"}