How I Made It: Ada Limon
Ada Lim\xf3n spent almost her whole life dreaming about poetry. Today, she has five successful poetry titles under her belt, including \u201cBright Dead Things,\u201d a National Book Award finalist, and her most recent book, \u201cThe Carrying,\u201d which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry.
\n\nAda\u2019s debut poetry collection, \u201cLucky Wreck,\u201d was published in 2006. In honor of its 15th anniversary, the collection was re-released in spring 2021. \u201cLucky Wreck\u201d explores themes of life and death, along with bicoastal living in California and New York City.
\n\nIn this episode of our "How I Made It" series, Ada Lim\xf3n tells her story of a young woman falling in love with poetry and reflects on the making of \u201cLucky Wreck\u201d 15 years later.