Practice

by Ross Gay and Noah Davis

A 45-year-old Black man. A 24-year-old white man. Both writers. One a teacher; the other his student. Before the pandemic separated them, Ross Gay and one of his graduate poetry students, Noah Davis, met regularly to play one-on-one basketball. It was a real hard workout. After each session they were moved to exchange letters about basketball and so much more. Gay and Davis, who both attended college on sports scholarships, have taught and coached...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643751824
• ISBN13: 9781643751825
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 208 Pages