Examining the Importance of Poetry with Ada Limon
To kick off National Poetry Month, former poet laureate Ada Limón discusses her new book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry, and listeners share what poetry means to them.
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Open Studio kicks off salute to Ky. literary arts by catching up with former U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon
All this month Open Studio features new interviews with Kentucky literary artists. Ada Limon served as Poet Laureate for the United States from 2022 to 2025.
taking small bites - a poetry primer
Today the gals celebrate National Poetry Month by sharing bits and bobs from some of their favs.
Poetry titles shared today:
“Wild Geese” – Mary Oliver
“Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem” – Matthew Olzmann
“A Primer” – Bob Hicock
“Dirtbag” – Leigh Lucas
“How to Like It” – St…
Shall I Compare Thee to a Cherry Tree?
Peak bloom is brief, for humans and for cherry trees. How should we value what comes after beauty? William Shakespeare, Ada Limon, and W. B. Yeats have some thoughts. Celebrate the end of National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day with us!
Resources:
Limón, Ada. “Instructions on Not Givin…
Ada Limon
Ada Limón’s poems expertly combine brilliant observations of our complex world with a tender sincerity. As a two-term Poet Laureate of the United States, Limón focused on using poetry to connect us more strongly with the natural world. She is the author of seven books of poetry, including Startleme…
2.14 We're Back—and I Brought Poems
Host Liz Purvis returns to The Foxfire Dispatch after a couple months away, explaining she needed the break while starting a new job and moving into a new home. In this minisode, she skips a full news breakdown and leans into an “Even Art Is Political” segment, reading Ada Limón’s “A New National A…
Essayist and poet Molly McCully Brown
The Stokes Nature Center's NEA Big Read program is focusing on "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World," edited by Ada Limon. Featured in the book, author, poet, and essayist Molly McCully Brown joined us in January to discuss the collection and other works.Molly McCully Brown is the author of t…
Rituals for De-Internalizing the Male Gaze
Be honest: do you ever perform for no one? Do you spectate your own life instead of living it? Have you ever caught yourself changing pieces of you, from your clothes to your voice to your hobbies, in order to impress someone you don’t even like?
This episode is for you if you’ve ever sucked in y…
From Wild Card with Rachel Martin: Taylor Tomlinson
There's a great podcast we want to introduce you to today, hosted by our friend Rachel Martin at NPR. It's her new show, called Wild Card, which she describes as "part-interview, part-existential game show." It's a different way of approaching a celebrity interview, with a special deck of cards tha…
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