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OK. Let's slow down for a moment. ROSS GAY: I'm Ross Gay. TESS TAYLOR: I'm Tess Taylor. Ross is a poet, and he studies joy. GAY: (Laughter) Tess is a poet, and she studies many things, but poets is ...