Poetry

Use this guide to locate poetry-related resources at SUNY Adirondack Library

New to the Library -- Poetry Books

Local Poets & Faculty Publications

Poet Laureate

Ada Limón -- U.S. Poet Laureate

Ada Limón was named the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2022. Limón was born in Sonoma, California, in 1976 and is of Mexican ancestry. She is the author of six poetry collections, including “The Carrying” (Milkweed Editions, 2018), “Bright Dead Things” (2015), “Sharks in the Rivers” (2010), “Lucky Wreck” (Autumn House, 2006) and “This Big Fake World” (Pearl Editions, 2006). “Ada Limón is a poet who connects,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said.

Read poems by Ada Limón.

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