Poetry For All Episode 61: Ada Limón, "The Raincoat"
May 11, 2023
18:34
With her quality of attention and focus on vivid, specific images, Ada Limón brings us to a moment of surprising insight in "The Raincoat."
"The Raincoat" appears in Ada Limón's book The Carrying by Milkweed Editions. Thank you to Milkweed Editions for permission to read the poem on this podcast.
You can find the "The Raincoat" on the Poetry Foundation website.
To learn more about Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, visit the Library of Congress website.
Ada Limón's author website includes information about her six books of poetry as well as interviews, press releases, and her calendar of events.
Photo credit: Shawn Miller, Library of Congress