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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 ]
On April 2, Milkweed Editions, in association with the Library of Congress, will publish “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,” which includes a foreword by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, an introduction by Limón, and poems from Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown and Carl Phillips, among others.
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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 Library minimizes assigned duties, to allow incumbents to pursue their own projects while at the Library. The poet laureate presents an annual lecture and reading of their poetry and usually introduces poets at the Library's poetry series, the oldest in the Washington area and among the oldest in the United States.
Ada Limón's sense of urgency and mission is what readers and colleagues avidly embrace in her work. Ada Limón Named the 24th U. S. Poet Laureate Skip to main content
[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.
The Sonoma-born Ada Limón, the new U.S. poet laureate, writes poems that 'ground us in where we are and who we share our world with.'