218. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay

You can listen to Ross Gay read “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude,” accompanied by the musician Bon Iver, in this video. If you prefer to simply read it, you can access it here on the Poetry Foundation’s website.

Prompt

Read or listen to “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” by Ross Gay. Then write about the experience—about the images, thoughts, and feelings that linger, about how it changed, maybe deepened, your idea of gratitude.

Then, if you feel so inspired, make your own catalog of unabashed gratitude.