Ada Limón reappointed as US poet laureate

Ada Limón began her first first term last September,

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She will serve an additional 2 years

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Poem for NASA's Europa Clipper mission.

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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Monday

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Instead of the traditional one-year term for poet laureates

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On June 1, Limón will unveil her NASA poem

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2018 release "The Carrying" won the National Book Critics Circle prize for poetry

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Thanks For Reading

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