Startlement

I marvel at Ada Limón's ability to weave on the page her playfulness and wisdom. Her lyricism dances. This is the poetry of a tender and compassionate human
Startlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limón's poetry reveals new ways of paying attention. This powerful collection is a gift
Ada Limón is a bright light in a dark time
Limón is a poet of ecstatic revelation. Her poetry [...] leads you to the beautiful bright mountaintop of language, then guides you gently down into the rocky valleys of a conscious human heart
I can always rely on an Ada Limón poem to give me hope, but Limón's poems don't give us the kind of facile Hallmark hope; rather, her hope is hard-earned, even laced with grief or happiness. . . . Limón is a master at making a simple idea (that of hindsight, seeing the bright side of things) askew. 'And so I have / two brains now,' she writes. 'Two entirely different brains.' Limón gives us two brains in her poems too, revealing new ways to view the world
[Ada Limón] is one of my all-time favorite writers, someone whose work I return to again and again for solace, inspiration, and truth
'Startlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limón's poetry reveals new ways of paying attention. This powerful collection is a gift' Amy Tan

'I marvel at Ada Limón's ability to weave on the page her playfulness and wisdom. Her lyricism dances. This is the poetry of a tender and compassionate human' Joan Baez

'A poet of ecstatic revelation' Tracy K. Smith, Guardian

'Ada Limón stands with her readers before the frightening mysteries and hopeful uncertainties of the everyday' New York Times