The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – joie de vivre (French).
Read The Book Of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. The winner of the National Book Critics Award for Poetry offers a spirited collection of short lyrical essays, reminding us of the purpose, the pleasure, the value of praising, extolling & celebrating simple ordinary moments or wonders.
The Book Of Delights is a beautiful record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. More than anything else, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world – a garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk or the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis. The Book Of Delights is about our precious, shared bonds & the priceless rewards that come from a life closely observed. These remarkable pieces of poems serve as a powerful & inspiring reminder that we can always carve out a space in our lives for wholehearted joy, love, appreciation, innocence or delight.
