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Ada Limón is an American poet known for her profound emotions and rich language style. Her work often explores themes of personal experience, nature, and the human condition. Born on March 28, 1976, Limón's poetry has won numerous awards, including the National Book Award.

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“I haven't given up on trying to live a good life, a really good one even”

Life Poetry Poem Goodness Living

Book:Bright Dead Things

Source: Bright Dead Things

“If I listened close enough, the mountains seemed to be saying, “We are all doing our best with this life.”

Life Nature Living Mountains Carrying On Doing One S Best

Author:Ada Limon

“People love to make big pronouncements about poetry saving us. And I want to believe that, but for now, what I can say is … poetry can make us feel. And right now, maybe that’s enough. It doesn’t have to bring us hope or joy, it just has to remind us that we feel. That we are alive, and here, and feeling the world.”

Life Feelings Poetry Living Poems

Author:Ada Limon

“It turns out poetry does, in fact, do the thing I want it to do… it helps me return to the world, to experience it, to pay attention.”

Life Poetry Living Experiences Attentiveness Paying Attention

Author:Ada Limon

“Here it is: the new way of living with the world inside of us so we cannot lose it, and we cannot be lost.”

World Life Poetry Poem Living Being Lost

Book:Bright Dead Things

Source: Bright Dead Things

About the Author

Born: March 28, 1976
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 57

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