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Ep. 132: "Wonder Woman" by Ada Limón
Ada Limón is the 24th US poet laureate. “Wonder Woman” is a poem included in her 2018 collection The Carrying, published by Milkweed Editions.
There is so much in this poem. A verdict from an urgent care doctor, delivered abruptly. The pain and medication that may be directly or indirectly related to that verdict. The perceptions of others. And then, the moment the poem arrives, the poetic moment that is the birthing place of all great poems. She sees a young woman on the bank of the Mississippi river and the world and everything in it seems to shift and change forever.
And the last line, six words to be read and savoured. Are they about the woman she sees? Or about the poet seeing herself in a new light? Or, maybe, about every woman in the world who happens to read them and finds in them the power and strength necessary to keep on going.
You can read the poem here, and you can hear me introduce and read another poem by Ada Limón, “Instructions on Not Giving Up”, in Episode 69 of this podcast.
For a detailed outline of the mission and purpose behind this podcast, please check out Episode 100, "Why Poems for the Speed of Life?", in your podcast player or click here to listen on Spotify.
If you’re on social media, you can follow on Twitter here, Instagram here and Facebook here.
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To leave the show a review:
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Once Upon a Time by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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Ada Limón is the 24th US poet laureate. “Wonder Woman” is a poem included in her 2018 collection The Carrying, published by Milkweed Editions.
There is so much in this poem. A verdict from an urgent care doctor, delivered abruptly. The pain and medication that may be directly or indirectly related to that verdict. The perceptions of others. And then, the moment the poem arrives, the poetic moment that is the birthing place of all great poems. She sees a young woman on the bank of the Mississippi river and the world and everything in it seems to shift and change forever.
And the last line, six words to be read and savoured. Are they about the woman she sees? Or about the poet seeing herself in a new light? Or, maybe, about every woman in the world who happens to read them and finds in them the power and strength necessary to keep on going.
You can read the poem here, and you can hear me introduce and read another poem by Ada Limón, “Instructions on Not Giving Up”, in Episode 69 of this podcast.
For a detailed outline of the mission and purpose behind this podcast, please check out Episode 100, "Why Poems for the Speed of Life?", in your podcast player or click here to listen on Spotify.
If you’re on social media, you can follow on Twitter here, Instagram here and Facebook here.
Subscribe to or follow the show for free wherever you listen to podcasts.
To leave the show a review:
On Spotify. Open the Spotify app (iOS or Android), find the show and tap to rate five-stars. (Details here)On Apple. Open your Apple Podcasts app, find the show and tap to rate five-stars. (Details here)On Podchaser. Open the Podchaser website, find the show and tap to rate five-stars. (Details here)
Music Credit:
Once Upon a Time by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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