Against Breaking // On the Power of Poetry

24th Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limn inspires us to see poetry as much more than just wordsbut also as a powerful force for healing, a call to action, and a vibrant celebration of humanitys many voices.

Ada Limncelebrated poet laureate and 2023 MacArthur fellowtakes us on an inspiring journey into a world where poetry is both a soothing balm for the soul and a spark for transformation. With her blend of accessible yet profound prose, Limn delivers a powerful message: poetry has the ability to heal, connect, and remind us of our shared humanity.

Limns mission to make poetry approachable shines brightly in this slim but impactful book. Recognized as a 2024Timemagazine Woman of the Year for her commitment to bringing poetry into everyday lives, Limn passionately argues that poetry is essential to understanding ourselvesour tenderness, courage, imperfections, and our deep, unshakable worthiness of love.

Drawing from her own experiences as the 24th US poet laureate, Limn shares how poetry connects us not only to each other but to the natural world. This theme is at the heart of her projectYou Are Here, which celebrates the beauty of our environment and our place in it. Her prose, like her poetry, feels like an open invitationwelcoming readers of all backgrounds to explore the richness of human experience through verse.

Fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Matthew Zapruder, or Jesmyn Ward will find a kindred spirit inAgainst Breakingwhich offers a refuge, a reminder of the resilience and beauty found within us and all around us. As Limn writes with heartfelt clarity,If you need to remember what makes us human, tender, brave, flawed, and worthy of love, you need poetry.

Ada Limn is the author of seven books of poetry, includingStartlement: New & Selected Poems;The Hurting Kind, which was a finalist for the Griffin Prize;The Carrying, which won the National Books Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award; andBright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Award. Limn is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was named a 2024TimeWoman of the Year. She is the author of two picture books,In Praise of Mysteryas well asAnd, Too, The Fox, and was the editor of the anthologyYou Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World. She served as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States.

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publish Date: April 07, 2026
• Pages: 64
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781668224724
• Dimensions: 177.8 X 127.0 X 4.7 mm | 0.3 lb
• BISAC Categories: Education, Self-Help