Ada Limรณn named the 24th U.S. poet laureateOn Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that 46-year-old Ada Limรณn had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, officially called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.
Poet Patricia Smith wins $100,000 lifetime achievement awardPoet Patricia Smith has won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.