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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 ]
[1] [2] [3] The podcast is produced by American Public Radio, funded by the Poetry Foundation, and supported by the Library of Congress. [4] The podcast debuted on November 26, 2018, and was later made available as a radio program on January 14, 2019. [5] [6] Episodes are released every weekday and are each about five minutes in length.
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Award-winning poet Ada Limón is making history: The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that it has named her the 24th poet laureate of the U.S.
The position of U.S. poet laureate has been historically vague. Here’s what the poet is actually required to do, the office’s history and who has served in the role.
Begun in 1937, and formerly known as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the present title was devised and authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985. Appointed by the Librarian of Congress , the poet laureate's office is administered by the Center for the Book .
An interesting tidbit concerning the library: ‘the library's collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the ...
With the help of former Librarian of Congress Lawrence Quincy Mumford, plans for a third Library of Congress building were started in 1957. [3] Congress appropriated planning funds for the structure in 1960, and construction was approved by an act of Congress on October 19, 1965, that authorized an appropriation of $75 million (equivalent to ...