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Ada Limón (born March 28, 1976) is an American poet. [1] On July 12, 2022, she was named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Librarian of Congress . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This made her the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States. [ 5 ]
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Limón deliberately avoided creating a collection with a "narrative arc". [1] [2] Instead, Limón organized the poems into sections corresponding to the four seasons. [2]Some of the poems in the collection were written during isolation induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and were sent by Limón as "gifts" to people she could not see in person prior to publication in The Hurting Kind. [3]
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and usually serves a two-year term. In making the appointment, the Librarian consults with current and former poets laureate and other distinguished personalities in the field.
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Ada is a 1961 American political drama film produced by Avon Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Lawrence Weingarten , with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman and William Driskill based on the novel Ada Dallas by Wirt Williams .
The Griffin Poetry Prize is a Canadian poetry award.It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin.. Before 2022, two separate awards went to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. [1]
Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning " nobility ", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name can also trace to a Hebrew origin, sometimes spelled Adah עָדָה, meaning " adornment ". [ 4 ]