Ada Limón

Ada Limón—24th U.S. Poet Laureate and author of seven poetry books, including The Carrying and Bright Dead Things —joins to discuss her new book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry , her childhood between two homes, her deep sensitivity to the natural world, and how poetry became a way to make sense of life’s strangeness, loss, and love. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ada Limón is an episode from Design Matters with Debbie Millman by Design Matters Media.

This episode is 1:10:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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