Writers@Grinnell Welcomes Distinguished Author, Ada Limón, on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 8 p.m.

Ada Limón will read from her work and discuss writing on Thursday, April 9, as part of the Writers@Grinnell series. The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 8 p.m. in the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 101. In addition, Limón will lead a roundtable discussion at 4:15 p.m. in the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 101.

Ada Limón is the author of five books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and was named one of the top 5 poetry books of the year by the Washington Post. Her fourth book Bright Dead Things was named a finalist for the National Book Award, a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She serves on the faculty of Queens University of Charlotte Low Residency M.F.A program, and the online and summer programs for the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. She also works as a freelance writer in Lexington, Kentucky.