18 Feb Reading, Discussion, and Gratitude

At Just Buffalo Literary Center, we believe reading is a transformative act. By engaging with the voices of poets like Ross Gay, we learn to look with new eyes, discovering that the habit of reading can sharpen our empathy and spark joy.

We are thrilled to invite the public to a series of Reading & Discussion groups of Ross Gay’s National Book Critics Circle Award-winning collection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.

Led by poets and writers Luke Daly and Joshua Thermidor, these sessions will explore the tangle of the simple and the complex that lives in the work of Ross Gay. Whether you are a lifelong fan or discovering Gay’s work for the first time, these reading groups are an opportunity to slow down and engage with the text in a new way.

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Why Ross Gay?

Gay’s “unabashed” approach to writing reminds us that even in fractured times, there is an architecture of joy worth documenting. These conversations serve as bridges to our city-wide In Gratitude project.

Join Us (and Get a Free Book!)

Each event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. As an incentive to get reading, the first five people to register will receive a free copy of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.

The “In Gratitude” project is generously supported by Cullen Foundation, Erie County, Foundation 214, The Golden Goldman Philanthropic Fund, The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, and M&T Bank.