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Used to read poetry at the bookstore where I worked at the age of 16. This is an oral tradition. That part of the poem has always held true for me.
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Limon, 46, has been named the 24th American Poet Laureate, officially known as the Poet Laureate Mentor in Poetry
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Limon, who replaces Joy Harjo, is an award-winning and unusually popular poet. Her acclaimed collection Bright Dead Things has sold over 40,000 copies.
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Ada Limon is a poet who connects her accessible captivating poems by grounding us about where we are and who we share our world with
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Award winners receive a $5,000 stipend for travel expenses as well as a $35,000 stipend. The job is officially located in Washington, DC,
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Limon is known for his poems about nature and is expected to give readings in parks and other settings that emphasize and celebrate our place in the world
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Poetry is a way of remembering our relationship with the natural world is reciprocal, she says. It has room to breathe and to pay attention.