U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on “The Hurting Kind”

Ada Limón, Poet Laureate of the United States, reflects on finding beauty in everyday moments, the transformative power of deep attention, and the challenges of representing diverse identities. She explores the sacred in poetry, the impact of human existence on nature, and the influence of moving to Kentucky. Limón also discusses the presence of horses in her poetry and her collaboration with NASA on a poem for a probe to Jupiter's moon.