Humanities Texas Presents: Ada Limón in Conversation about Startlement: New and Selected Poems

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Saturday, November 8

Capitol Auditorium (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)

Join U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, for a conversation about her new collection Startlement: New and Selected Poems — a luminous gathering of nearly twenty years of work. Through the vibrant poems included in Startlement, Limón explores the strangeness of human life, the mysteries of the universe, and the fragile beauty of our shared world. In this session, one of America’s most celebrated poets discusses how poetry can transform grief, desire, loss, and wonder into insights that resonate across time and experience.
  • Book: Startlement: New and Selected Poems
  • Book Type: Poetry
  • Author: Ada Limón
  • Moderator: Carrie Fountain
  • Book Signing: 4:00 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent

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