About this episode

This episode features a best-of interview with poet Ada Limón, discussing her works and achievements.

Ada Limón is the author of seven books of poetry, including Startlement: New & Selected Poems; The Hurting Kind, which was a finalist for the Griffin Prize; The Carrying, which won the National Books Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award; and Bright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Award. She is the author of two picture books and was the editor of the anthology You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World. She served as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Ada Limón

Topics covered

• poetry
• literature
• writing
• arts
• books

Keywords

• Startlement: New & Selected Poems
• The Hurting Kind
• The Carrying
• Bright Dead Things
• Poet Laureate of the United States

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Draft, Startlement: New & Selected Poems, The Hurting Kind, the Griffin Prize, The Carrying, the National Books Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, Bright Dead Things, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award

Places: the United States

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