![]() I think there’s a lot of – I don’t want to say toughness, but there’s a lot of strength in Lucky Wreck. ![]() I wrote down the question “what do you think you’re seeing in yourself that expresses that resilience?” but I’m also curious how much you think might be an illusion, might be you expressing a resilience in the hopes of creating it. I’m fascinated with the idea of being able to communicate with a former self or an alternative self that was you 15 years ago. I was really interested in your new introduction, especially where you talk about looking back on the person who wrote these poems and seeing a resilience that you envy. It can feel pretty serendipitous to talk about a book like Lucky Wreck, which was written during another particularly dark moment in recent history, at a time like now, with so much hope for positive transition and growth. Like most conversations lately, we started by talking about the public griefs of the moment and how we’re struggling and managing to find strength and joy. I was lucky enough to speak with Ada over Zoom about her debut collection and what it means to return to it after 15 years. Her first book of poetry, Lucky Wreck (2006), is being republished by Autumn House Press this spring in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Ada Limón, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and finalist for the National Book Award, is the author of five books of poetry, including The Carrying (2018) and Bright Dead Things (2015). ![]()
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