Vegetal Delights: The Phytopoetics of Ross Gay

This article explores the poetics at work in Black American poet Ross Gay’s contemporary two-volume <i>Book of Delights</i> (2019 and 2023). I argue that his delights are phytopoetic, which describes moments when plants impact the human imagination and, by extension, shape human culture...

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Main Author: Joela Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/9/6/185