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Q&A with Dr. Carmen Rojas.
The format for this evening will be a keynote and reading by Ross Gay, followed by a conversation with Dr.
Carmen Rojas.
Ross Gay is interested in joy.
Ross Gay wants to understand joy.
Ross Gay is curious about joy.
Ross Gay studies joy.
Something like that.
Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.
At this time, facial masks are encouraged but not required for entry, and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is no longer required. However, health and safety protocols are subject to change. Their venue is served by frequent bus routes, is near access to light rail stations, and close to a number of parking options nearby.
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. Town Hall Seattle recommends that visitors use the 8th Avenue Entrance for events in the Great Hall, and elevators with Braille signage go to all levels within the Hall.
To make a request for interpretation, please contact us at boxoffice@lectures.org or 206.621.2230 x10, or select “Sign Language Interpretation” from the Access Requirements section during your ticket checkout process and we will contact you to confirm details. The venue has all-gender, ADA-accessible restrooms on the lobby and Forum level.
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Seattle Arts and Lectures
Free Events
Past Event: Monday, February 6, 2023
At Town Hall Seattle—The Great Hall
In Person & Online
Co-Presented by the Marguerite Casey Foundation
Poet Laureate
Join SAL and Marguerite Casey Foundation for a free event celebrating the publication of Ross Gay’s Inciting Joy, an intimate and electrifying collection of essays from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights.
Please note: we appreciate a two-week advance notice to allow us time to secure interpretation.
Wheelchair Accessible Seating and Accessible Restrooms are available in all sections at Town Hall Seattle, which is fully accessible to ticket holders with physical mobility concerns. Please contact us with any questions and feedback about how we can be more accessible and inclusive.
Call us at 206-621-2230 x10 if you can’t find them.
For in-person attendance: Your e-tickets come attached in a PDF with your ticket order confirmation email. Present on your mobile device or bring your printed ticket to the venue the night of the event.
For online attendance: If you requested a digital pass, SAL will send a pre-event reminder email with instructions to log in and access the online stream on day of the event.
Prior to joining Marguerite Casey Foundation, Dr. Carmen Rojas was the co-founder and former CEO of The Workers Lab, an innovation lab focused on making real the promises of safety, dignity, and mobility to all working people. Send your question to SAL at sal@lectures.org—it might be asked onstage!
Books
Our partner bookstore, Open Books: A Poem Emporium, will have books available for purchase at their table in the lobby and on their website.
Town Hall Seattle is centrally located at 1119 8th Ave, on the corner of 8th and Seneca.
It is not at all puzzling to me that joy is possible in the midst of difficulty.”
Besides being a disciple of joy, Ross Gay is a gardener, a painter, a professor, a basketball player, and a founding member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a free-fruit-for-all non-profit focused on food, justice, and joy.