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US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement

Poet Ada Limón discusses how poetry can help us decenter ourselves and foster curiosity and connection.

Tricycle Talks · Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

September 24, 20251h 2m

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Show Notes

Ada Limón is the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of seven books of poetry. Her latest book, Startlement: New and Selected Poems, brings together two decades of her work.

In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg sit down with Limón to talk about how poetry can help us decenter ourselves, her daily practice of loving-kindness, the space that curiosity can open up, and how startlement can be a spiritual practice. Plus, Limón reads a few poems from her new collection.