Finding joy in the face of sorrow

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🗓️ 11 March 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Poet Ross Gay knows a thing or two about finding joy in life's most difficult moments. He talks with It's Been a Minute host Brittany Luse about his new book of essays, "Inciting Joy" — which covers the complexity of joy, the beauty of grace, and meaning in life.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Mary Elsegara here.
0:02.8	We have a treat for you today.
0:04.2	It's an episode of the NPR podcast, it's been a minute.
0:07.4	Think of this episode as an opportunity for delight,
0:11.0	which the poet Roske says is a bit like the feeling
0:14.0	of a bird landing on your shoulder unexpectedly.
0:17.9	Provided you like birds.
0:20.6	Anyway, you're gonna hear an interview with Roske
0:23.0	by its been a minute host, Brittany Loose.
0:25.4	The conversation is insightful, warm, and poetic,
0:29.4	and it's about why we need moments of delight and joy,
0:32.7	even or especially in sorrowful times.
0:39.4	Hey everyone, you're listening to
0:41.0	It's been a minute from NPR.
0:42.8	I'm Brittany Loose.
0:45.3	My guest today is well known for taking delight
0:49.6	in the little things.
0:51.3	I've been kind of in the sun a little bit,
0:54.5	and I've been running into people.
0:56.2	I have to tell you, like, the sort of incidental
0:59.2	bumping into people is a really fortifying experience to me.
1:05.0	That's Roske.
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