Ada Limón
U.S. Poet Laureate · 2022-2025 · as printed by the Library of Congress
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Ada Limón, born in Sonoma, California, in 1976, served from 2022 to 2025 and in 2023 became the first laureate appointed for a two-year second term. Her 2024 project combined an anthology of 50 commissioned nature poems with poetry installed in seven national parks, and she wrote In Praise of Mystery for NASA's Europa Clipper mission. The Carrying (2018) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.
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Appointment and term
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2022-2025
In 2023 Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Ada Limón for a two-year second term—the first time a laureate has been appointed for the longer option.
Life
Ada Limón was born in Sonoma, California, in 1976 and is of Mexican ancestry.
Books and honors
“The Carrying” (Milkweed Editions, 2018), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
“The Hurting Kind,” (Milkweed Editions, 2022), shortlisted for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize
Laureate projects
The 2024 signature project by Poet Laureate Ada Limón features two major initiatives, an anthology of 50 commissioned nature poems and poetry installed as public art in seven national parks across the country
Ada Limón wrote an original poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa," dedicated to NASA's Europa Clipper mission.
Source
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