City Arts & Lectures

Ada Limon

Mar 3, 2024

Ada Limón, the United States Poet Laureate, discusses how the natural world inspires her poetry, including writing a poem for a NASA spacecraft. She emphasizes the importance of reading poetry aloud and shares her poetic journey from Sonoma County to Kentucky, reflecting on landscapes and seasons.

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Poetry is meant to be read out loud, not just silently consumed, emphasizing the auditory experience.

Being poet laureate has re-articulated the importance of poetry, challenging expressions in a changing world.

Celebrating and supporting all forms of poetry fosters a culture of appreciation and uplifts poets' work.

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The Power of Advocacy in the Role of Poet Laureate

Ada Limon discusses how being the United States poet laureate has allowed her to advocate for poetry, libraries, reading, words, and language. She reflects on the legacy of previous laureates and emphasizes the role of advocacy in lifting others up and promoting poetry in various contexts.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Role of a Poet Laureate

9min

Crafting a Poem for NASA's Mission to Europa

10min

Nature Poetry Project

11min

Reflecting on the Poetic Imagery of Barns and Nature in Kentucky and California

2min

Exploring Memory, Landscapes, and Seasons

8min

Finding Solace in Nature

22min

Poetic Performance and Program Details

2min

This week, our guest is Ada Limón, he United States Poet Laureate. Limon has published six books of poetry, including The Carrying, The Hurting Kind, and Bright Dead Things. On February 22nd, 2024, Limón came to The Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk to Alexis Madrigal about the ways in which the natural world inspires her work – from the landscape of her youth in Sonoma County, California, to Kentucky, where she lives today. She also talked about writing a poem to be engraved on a NASA spacecraft that will launch in the autumn of 2024. Limon says that poetry isn’t just meant to be read – it’s meant to be read out loud - and this program also includes her reading several poems.

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City Arts & Lectures

Ada Limon

Episode guests

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Power of Advocacy in the Role of Poet Laureate

Re-Articulating the Importance of Poetry

The Joy of Celebrating Poetry and Writers

Inspiration from Nature and NASA for Poetry

Curiosity and the Role of Questions in Poetry

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