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Ada Limón

Last Updated: 25 Mar, 2023 | Views: 934

Age: 48

Profession: Poet

Other Profession(s): Author

Famous For: Creating Intimacy With Readers

Higher Education: Master of Fine Arts

Ada Limón Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

28 Mar, 1976 (48 Years 11 Months 18 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

California

Birth District

Sonoma

Birth Sign

Aries

Nationalities

American

Ada Limón Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Ada Limón was born on March 28, 1976 in Sonoma, California. An American poet, she has written a number of books. Her name was announced as the 24th Poet Laureate by the Librarian of Congress on 12 July 2022. As a result, she became the first Latina Poet Laureate in the country's history.
Career:
As a writer and teacher, Limón now divides her time between Lexington, Kentucky, and Sonoma, California, where she teaches and writes for a variety of magazines, including Martha Stewart Living, GQ, and Travel + Leisure.
2005: Ada Limón was awarded the Autumn House Poetry Prize in 2005 for his first book, Lucky Wreck, which was selected by Jean Valentine.
2006: Ada Limón won the Pearl Poetry Prize for This Big Fake World.
2015: Limón released Bright Dead Things, his fourth book.
2015: Among her nominations for the National Book Award for Poetry, she was shortlisted as a finalist.
2018: A National Book Critics Circle Award was subsequently awarded to her book, The Carrying, published.
2014: In The New Yorker's June 2, issue, she published the poem "State Bird.".
The poem "How to Triumph Like a Girl" (2013), which depicts different aspects of women riding horses, won a Pushcart Prize in 2015.
Kentucky Foundation for Women has provided financial assistance to her
Awards:
2013: Judge for the National Book Award for Poetry
2022-2023: 24th United States Poet Laureate