Tuesday’s announcement by the US Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is welcome good news. She chose Ada Limón as the 24th US poet laureate. Limón’s tenure begins September 29, 2022 with a poetry reading in the Coolidge Auditorium in Washington DC.
Limón has an MFA from NYU, has published six books of poetry and hosted the podcast The Slowdown. Born in California (1976), she is currently living in Kentucky and teaching poetry for Queens University of Charlotte low residency program. Limón is the first Mexican-American and Latina woman US Poet Laureate.
She has won numerous awards, including the National Book Critics Circle (2018) for her book of poems The Carrying.
To give you a taste of her style, here are the last lines of her poem, Sanctuary, published in the Virginia Quarterly Review:
“…To be made whole
by being not a witness,
but witnessed.”
Congratulations to Ada Limón for her poetic achievement.
¡Olé! –Rebecca
Ada Limón 24a poeta laureada de los EEUU
Las noticias martes de la Bibliotecaria nacional Carla Hayden están bienvenidas. Hayden escogió a Ada Limón como la 24a poeta laureada de los Estados Unidos. Limón empieza el 29 septiembre 2022 con una lectura de poesía en el Auditorio Coolidge en el Washington DF.
Limón tiene una maestría de las bellas artes de NYU, ha publicado seis libros de poesía y es la anfitrona del pódcast The Slowdown. Nació en California (1976), vive ahora en Kentucky y enseña poesía para la Universidad Queens de Charlotte del programa de baja residencia. Limón es la primera mujer poeta laureada de los Estados Unidos mexicana-americana y latina.
Los premios ganados por Limón incluye el Premio nacional “Book Critics Circle” (Círculo de críticos de libros) (2018) por su libro de poemas, The Carrying. (Cargando)
Para ofrecer una prueba de su estilo, aquí están las últimas líneas de su poema Sanctuary (Santuario), publicado en la revista Virginia Quarterly Review. (Traducción mía.)
“…Llego a ser entera
no por ser testiga
pero por ser presenciada.”
Felicidades a Ada Limón por su logro poético.
¡Olé! –Rebecca
Fake Flamenco 
Feeling seen is a good gift for anyone
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Yes it is. Representation matters, and what a fantastic poet she is.
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She’s amazing!!
More power to her.
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Thanks for your comments, Devang. She is a powerhouse poet.
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I was so pleased when I read the news. Kudos to her. Her poem “The Leash” from her collection The Carrying, featured on my Poetry Corner March 2019, remains among my Top Ten most read blog posts.
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Congratulations on spotting her early! Marvelous.
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It’s probably unsurprising that as a Brit, I’d not heard of her. But I’ll look her work out – now!
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Her poems I’ve read are both gentle and profound.
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That’s my first impression too.
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bravo! She is a great poet!
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Thanks, Carol Anne. I think so too.
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I think I’ve read some of her works! What a breakthrough in the US Poet Laureate selections. 🙂
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Yes, I’m thrilled that a diverse group of poets are getting their well earned accolades.
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Another excerpt:
ADAPTATION
… Nights when the moon
was wide like the great eye of a universal
beast coming close for a kill, it was a cave
of bitten bones and snake skins, eggshell dust,
and charred scraps of a frozen-over flame.
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Yes, more fantastic verse!
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