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Ada Limón is a poet. Writer & Observer & 24th Poet Laureate of the United States

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Book Cover for: You Can Be the Last Leaf: Selected Poems, Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

You Can Be the Last Leaf: Selected Poems

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Ada LimónAda Limón

The poems just shatter the heart. Yesterday, I met with 550 high school students and we grieved and manifested together. Everything feels crucial. Even poems.

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, Ada Limón

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

Ada Limón
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One wonderful thing I learned about was from Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem, “Heliophilia”: Rhubarb makes a wild popping or crackling noise when it grows in the dark. Now I’ve seen videos of this occurrence and I love it. We have yet to truly understand the language of plants.

Hardcover, 2024

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat, Khalisa Rae

Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat

Khalisa Rae
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Day 5 of #thesealeychallenge and I’m celebrating the brilliant new book Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat by ⁦@k_lisarae⁩. Had the pleasure of working with her while she was in graduate school. THE TALENT! https://t.co/7pMafg1ZPv

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems, Natalie Diaz

Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems

Natalie Diaz
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I am holding @NatalieGDiaz in my heart today as her book POST COLONIAL LOVE POEM is released into the world. This smart review by @emiliapoet guides us into the work brilliantly. Brava! https://t.co/cv41KheBCD

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks, Crystal Wilkinson

Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

Crystal Wilkinson
Ada LimónAda Limón

...a cookbook and a memoir combined that celebrates generations of Black women in Appalachia. Wilkinson always has a way of saying it true and making me weep.

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All the Flowers Kneeling, Paul Tran

All the Flowers Kneeling

Paul Tran
Ada LimónAda Limón

I love this book. There’s a heightened sense of music and a marvelous attention to form and voice. A true powerhouse of a debut.

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Book of the Dead, Muriel Rukeyser

The Book of the Dead

Muriel Rukeyser
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"What three things can never be done?/ Forget. Keep silent. Stand alone." Muriel Rukeyser, from "The Book of the Dead."

Paperback, 2018

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir, Ingrid Rojas Contreras

The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir

Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Ada LimónAda Limón

a very intense memoir about her experience of finding out about her grandfather’s powers to heal people. It’s all mixed in with the real and violent history of Colombia.

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lucky Wreck: Poems, Ada Limón

Lucky Wreck: Poems

Ada Limón
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So honored to be interviewed by @LatinoUSA! Talking about my first book Lucky Wreck and its 15th anniversary edition released by @AutumnHousePrs. https://t.co/UV7zUqoCj3

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Friend (National Book Award Winner), Sigrid Nunez

The Friend (National Book Award Winner)

Sigrid Nunez
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Okay, I’ve just finished Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend and wow. I’m so moved and I want to read it again. Mainly, a beautiful written novel about grief, writing, and a dog. Apparently it’s my life.

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book