U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón And The Power Of Poetry

This summer, Ada Limón was named the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate and is the first Latina to hold the position. Limón joined American Voices host Alicia Menendez to discuss how she thinks poetry brings people together, the role her stepmother’s death played in her decision to pursue poetry fulltime, and what she thinks Americans get wrong about red states like Kentucky.

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