Open Studio kicks off salute to Ky. literary arts by catching up with former U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon

By Tom Musgrave

Published April 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM EDT

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In this undated photo provided by the Library of Congress, Ada Limón poses for a portrait in Washington. On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the Library of Congress announced that Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, officially called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Her 1-year term begins Sept. 29 with the traditional reading at the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium. (Shawn Miller/Library of Congress via AP)

Limon talks about her many years as a resident of Lexington, the thrill of working with NASA to have her poems resonate in space, the decision to return to her native California, and her new book coming out later this month.

https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poets-laureate/item/no2006024462/ada-limon/

Mark your calendars: Kentucky Writers' Day at the State Capitol in Frankfort is Friday April 24th.

https://artscouncil.ky.gov/kentucky-writers-day/

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Tom Musgrave

Tom Musgrave is a senior public relations writer for the University of Kentucky and editor of the daily campuswide electronic newsletter UKNow. Prior to joining the UK staff, Tom spent nine years as the Kentucky Arts Council’s communications director. In 2018 he created the arts council’s monthly podcast, Kentucky ArtsCast, serving as primary host and executive producer. Tom’s first job in state government was working for Virginia Moore at the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

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