Host Ned Buskirk speaks with the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, the author of seven books of poetry, including Startlement: New & Selected Poems; The Hurting Kind, which was a finalist for the Griffin Prize; The Carrying, which won the National Books Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award; and Bright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Award. Limón is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was named a 2024 Time Magazine Woman of the Year. Ada Limón's website: https://adalimon.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Poetry by Ada Limón Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Get episodes before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. Support our 501(c)3 nonprofit with tax-deductible donations here: https://www.yg2d.com/donate IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT [email protected] The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

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