A Conversation with Ada Limón

Ada Limón is United States Poet Laureate and the author of six books of poetry, which have earned her many prestigious awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Her poetry vividly explores the majesty of the natural world, the frailty of human memory and relationships, the destruction wrought by modern society, love, joy, humor, pain, awe, and numerous ethereal qualities with startling lyrical strength. As poet laureate, she has engaged in many projects and events to support poetic expression including a collaboration with NASA and the Library of Congress that will send a new poem 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter system via the Europa Clipper spacecraft.

In this episode, Emory President  Gregory L. Fenves  talks with Limón about the mystery and majesty of poetry, her experiences as poet laureate, and the importance of human artistic expression in the age of AI.

Related links:

• "U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reading at Emory University" (YouTube, 2/28/23)
• "'12th Night Revel' hosts guest poet laureate Ada Limón, celebrates power of poetry" (Emory Wheel, 2/21/23)
• "Jumping fences with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón" (Emory News, 2/15/23)
• "24th Poet Laureate Ada Limón explores human connection at Emory reading" (Emory Wheel, 2/25/23)
• Ada Limon (official web site)