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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 ]
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 press publishes books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by such authors as Ada Limón, Danusha Laméris, Ed Ochester, Gerald Stern, and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley.Other prominent Autumn House authors include Sheryl St. Germain, who was named the Louisiana Writer of the Year in 2018, [4] Cameron Barnett, who received the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards for Emerging Artist and whose ...
Appointed by the Librarian of Congress, the poet laureate's office is administered by the Center for the Book. For children's poets, the Poetry Foundation awards the Young People's Poet Laureate. [1] The incumbent poet laureate (since 2022) is Ada Limón. [2]
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Awards are presented annually to books published in the U.S. during the preceding calendar year in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir/Autobiography, Biography, and Criticism. [3] Books previously published in English are not eligible, such as re-issues and paperback editions.
The third season was launched on September 21, 2021, and was hosted by Ada Limón. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The show has featured politicians such as Anthony Scaramucci and Janet Napolitano . [ 18 ]
Amazon's Best Books of the Year is a list of best books created yearly by Amazon.com. It is a list of best books picked by Amazon editors and customers. It began in 2000. Customer favorites are ranked according to the number of sales made through October, for books published in that calendar year. The lists are usually announced in early November.