In addition to being one of our most acclaimed poets, ADA LIMÓN is also a vocal and passionate advocate for poetry itself and why we need it in our lives. In her three years as Poet Laureate of the United States, from 2022-2025, she travelled all over the country and found that people everywhere were hungry for poetry, an experience that informs her impactful new book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry. She writes about the healing power of poems and how they have a unique ability to cut through all the noise and pierce the heart, reminding us of our shared humanity. She will talk about her passion for the form, when and how it began, andher crusade to demystify poetry and bring it into everyday lives.