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On Being · March 28, 2024 · 55m
Ada Limón — To See the World as It Actually Is
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on wonder, the body, and the discipline of paying attention. Her poem 'In Praise of Mystery' was launched into space on the Europa Clipper mission. Poetry as technology for re-enchantment.
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Limón: writing poetry is a form of meditation — sustained attention to the world without the filter of opinion. The poem arises not from thinking but from seeing clearly.
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Limón: her best poems come from physical experience — walking, gardening, riding horses. The body knows things the mind doesn't. Poetry begins in the body, not in the head.
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