Please note that this reading will take place at the Health Sciences Innovation Building (1670 E Drachman St, Tucson, AZ 85721).

In collaboration with the the Library of Congress and with support from the University of Arizona's College of Humanities, we are proud to present a reading by Ada Limón. 

Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Her most recent book of poetry, The Hurting Kind, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. She is the 24th Poet Laureate of The United States, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, and a TIME magazine woman of the year. As the Poet Laureate, her signature project is called You Are Here and focuses on how poetry can help connect us to the natural world.

Photo credit: Lucas Marquardt

All Reading & Lecture series events will be streamed live on our website in addition to the in-person reading.