Poetry in the Garden

This event will feature two sets of local poets, a panel discussing conservation and climate change, and will feature poet laureate, Ada Limón.

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Sat., Apr. 12, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost Free, registration required
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Saturday, April 12, 2-4pm

Free to attend, registration required

This event will feature two sets of local poets sharing their work in the idyllic setting of the Cleveland Botanical Garden and revealing how nature has shaped their work. These readings will be following by A Poem Lovely As a Tree, a panel that brings together experts from the arts and sciences for a conversation about trees and climate change. The panelists include poet laureate of the United States, Ada Limón; provost of Case Western Reserve University, Joy Ward, an evolutionary biologist; and poetry editor of The Atlantic and chair of the Department of English, Walt Hunter.

About the Speaker:

Ada Limón was named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States in 2022 by the Librarian of Congress, making her the first Latina to ever be Poet Laureate of the United States. Prior to this, Limón was a writer for various magazines such as GQ and Martha Stewart Living. Her poetry has appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker and Harvard Review. Ada Limón is a winner of the Autumn House Poetry Prize, the Pearl Poetry Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.

Learn more about Ada Limón here.

Listen to a new poem written by Limón inspired by sculptor Andy Goldsworthy here.

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