U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to speak at UWM Distinguished Lecture Series

MILWAUKEE_The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is proud to welcome Ada Limón, the 24th poet laureate of the United States, as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series. Limón, an award-winning poet and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, will speak at UWM on Tuesday, April 15, sharing insights from her celebrated career in poetry, literature and the intersection of art and the natural world.

Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including “The Carrying,” winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and “Bright Dead Things,” which was nominated for the National Book Award. Her latest book, “The Hurting Kind,” was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. She is also the author of two children’s books: “In Praise of Mystery” and “And, Too, The Fox,” which was released this year.

As U.S. poet laureate, Limón launched “You Are Here,” a signature project focusing on how poetry can help us connect to the natural world. In addition to receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship, she made history when her poem was engraved on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, which launched to Jupiter’s second moon in October 2024. Limón was also named a Time Magazine Woman of the Year in 2024.

Event Details

Tuesday, April 15
7-9 p.m.
UWM Student Union, Wisconsin Room
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Tickets are required for the event: Free for UWM students, $10 for non-UWM students.

Woodland Pattern Book Center will be on site selling books by Limón.

This event is sponsored by Student Involvement, Women’s Resource Center, Women’s and Gender Studies, English Department, Honors College and ColorLit, in partnership with the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Center for 21st Century Studies and the Roberto Hernandez Center.

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