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My name is Margaret Renkl.
And I’m a contributing writer for “The New York Times” Opinion,
where I often write about nature and the climate.
April is National Poetry Month.
And recently, I interviewed the poet laureate of the United States, Ada Limón.
OK, now it is recording.
[LAUGHS] Hi, Ada.
Thank you for doing this, Ada.
Before she became the poet laureate, I have been reading her poems.
“Or their plumage glistening with salt air,
their gular sacs saying, You are magnificent.
You are also magnificent.
It makes me want to give all my loves the adjectives they deserve—
You are Resplendent.
You are Radiant.
You are Sublime.”
I just think that she has this really beautiful way of bringing together the natural world,
the very specific language of poetry, and her own heart.
Ada Limón has edited a new collection called “You Are Here, Poetry in the Natural World.”