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Ada Limón was named Tuesday by the Library of Congress as the nation's 24th poet laureate.
She will take over in September from Joy Harjo, who has held the position since 2019. Harjo was only the second poet laureate to be named to a third term; Robert Pinsky also holds that honor.
Limón's latest collection, The Hurting Kind, was published in May. In a review of the book, NPR's Jeevika Verma notes: "As in her previous notable collections — The Carrying won the National Book Critics Circle Award and before that, Bright Dead Things was a National Book Award finalist — Limón is acutely aware of the natural world in The Hurting Kind. And she has a knack for acknowledging its little mysteries in order to fully capture its history and abundance."
Ada Limón was named Tuesday by the Library of Congress as the nation's 24th poet laureate.
She will take over in September from Joy Harjo, who has held the position since 2019. Harjo was only the second poet laureate to be named to a third term; Robert Pinsky also holds that honor.
Limón's latest collection, The Hurting Kind, was published in May. In a review of the book, NPR's Jeevika Verma notes: "As in her previous notable collections — The Carrying won the National Book Critics Circle Award and before that, Bright Dead Things was a National Book Award finalist — Limón is acutely aware of the natural world in The Hurting Kind. And she has a knack for acknowledging its little mysteries in order to fully capture its history and abundance."
Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Who is Ada Limón?
Ada Limón, the 24th U.S. poet laureate, poses for a portrait in Washington. Photo: Shawn Miller/Library of Congress/AP When Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden visited the poetry section of a Baltimore bookshop last week to purchase Ada Limón ’s “The Hurting Kind,” it was hard for her to keep a secret about the latest pick for U.S. poet laureate."
"Who is Ada Limón?
Ada Limón, the 24th U.S. poet laureate, poses for a portrait in Washington. Photo: Shawn Miller/Library of Congress/AP When Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden visited the poetry section of a Baltimore bookshop last week to purchase Ada Limón ’s “The Hurting Kind,” it was hard for her to keep a secret about the latest pick for U.S. poet laureate."
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