{"product_id":"9781643753959","title":"Inciting Joy: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Ross Gay comes a \"brilliant\" intimate and electrifying collection of essays about the joy that comes from connection (Ada Limón, U.S. poet laureate).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these gorgeously written and timely pieces, prizewinning poet and author Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other, especially during life’s inevitable hardships. Throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he explores how we can practice recognizing that connection, and also, crucially, how we can expand it.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking a clear-eyed look at injustice, political polarization, and the destruction of the natural world, Gay shows us how we might resist, how the study of joy might lead us to a wild, unpredictable, transgressive, and unboundaried solidarity. In fact, it just might help us survive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an era when divisive voices take up so much airspace, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a vital alternative: What might be possible if we turn our attention to what brings us together, to what we love?   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587720294633,"sku":"9781643753959","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781643753959_5129d.jpg?v=1752695469","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9781643753959","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}