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] She is married to Lucas Marquardt. [6]

Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Her book Bright Dead Things was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.

Ada Limón became the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States in July of 2022.

Ada Limón (born March 28, 1976, Sonoma, California, U.S.) is an American poet who is best known for creating intimacy with readers through her emotional sincerity and thoughtful observations of nature and humans’ place within it. In 2022 she was named the 24th poet laureate of the United States.

Ada Limón is the author of The Carrying (Milkweed Editions, 2018) and Bright Dead Things (Milkweed Editions, 2015), which was a finalist for the National Book Award.

3 天之前 · Ada Limón, 48, is unstoppable. In 2022, the Sonoma-born woman was named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. She’s the first person of Latin American origin to hold the position. Back in 2023, Limón won a MacArthur Fellowship — known as the “Genius Grant” — which is worth $800,000, distributed over five years.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Ada Limón as the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2022-2023. Limón will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on Sept. 29 with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium.

2024年11月27日 · On July 12, 2022, Ada Limón was appointed the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. This guide provides access to selected print and online resources related to Limón's life and work.

6 天之前 · About U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Ada Limón, the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, is the author of six books of poetry, including “The Carrying,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her book “Bright Dead Things” was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.

Raised in Sonoma, California, Ada Limón was inspired at a young age by the visual arts, particularly the work of her artist mother, Stacia Brady. Limón has published five full-length collections of poetry and two chapbooks.