Be Holding: A Poem

by Ross Gay

Book Overview

Winner, 2021 PEN/Jean Stein Award
Winner, 2021 Ohioana Book Award in PoetryWinner, 2022 Indiana Author Award in Poetry
Be Holding is a love song to legendary basketball player Julius Erving--known as Dr. J--who dominated courts in the 1970s and '80s as a small forward for the Philadelphia '76ers. But this book-length poem is more than just an ode to a magnificent athlete. Through a kind of lyric research, or lyric meditation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822966239
• ISBN13: 9780822966234
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.4"