A Conversation with Ross Gay, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 7:30 pm. Experience an evening of joyful poems and essays as the Interlochen Arts Academy Creative Writing Division and the National Writers Series host acclaimed poet Ross Gay. The author of the New York Times best-selling essay collection The Book of Delights, Gay is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award.