'What we need right now is tenderness,' former poet laureate Ada Limón says

By Tonya Mosley

Published October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM EDT

Limón's work documents everything from kingfisher birds to the cosmos itself. "I'm embracing my strangeness," she says of her poetry. Her new collection is Startlement.

Tonya Mosley

Tonya Mosley is the LA-based co-host of Here & Now, a midday radio show co-produced by NPR and WBUR. She's also the host of the podcast Truth Be Told.

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