Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-02-17
Books mentioned on Best Of: How America's Poet Laureate Sees Our World
Ezra Klein discussed Bright dead things by Ada Limón and The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón. Ada Limón recommended Stones by Kevin Young, frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss, and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bright dead things
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón is a poignant poetry collection that explores themes of grief, survival, and a deep connection to the natural world.
Discussed“I have two copies of her earlier collection bright dead things”
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The Hurting Kind
The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón is a poignant collection of contemporary poetry that explores humanity's deep connections to the natural world, grief, and daily existence.
Discussed“her new collection of poems is called the herding kind and reading it”
Where to get it
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Stones
Stones by Kevin Young is a powerful collection of poetry that explores themes of grief, memory, and cultural history.
Recommended“I love Stones by Kevin young”
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frank: sonnets
frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss is a celebrated poetry collection that recently won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for its profound and striking verse.
Recommended“Diane Seuss's book that just won the Pulitzer it's called Frank sonnets”
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Postcolonial Love Poem
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz is a vibrant contemporary poetry collection by an indigenous author that intertwines themes of desire, historical trauma, and environmental degradation.
Recommended“and then Natalie Diaz's book of poems post-colonial love poem”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“this is a poem in my book by dead things and I think it was probably written in about 2012.”