When Ada Limón became the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2022, she took that moment she used that moment to reflect on poetry's power to connect — or to reconnect — people to the world around them and to their sense of love and she joined All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly to talk about what this time has meant to her This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity Mary Louise Kelly: You crisscrossed the country as poet laureate I don't usually think of a poet as a road warrior job where you have to get up and get on planes what people have told you about how poetry fits into their lives right now Ada Limón: One of the misconceptions I had when I first took on the role was this idea that I was supposed to somehow bring poetry to the people when in reality it was much more common for me to sit and receive the stories of people having an intimate connection with poetry already or having poetry readings in libraries or in schools and people really fostering the connection with poetry on a very human Kelly: This is poems they had written and wanted to share with you Sometimes they were poems that they had written and sometimes they were poems that they had memorized and loved and put on the walls of hospitals There's one place I went to where there were poetry installations on the walls of bathroom stalls an act of receiving all these wonderful stories And it was really heartening to know that there were so many people in the world that were not just writing sometimes secret poems because it seems Americans are reading less and less for pleasure latest reporting is fewer than half of adults report reading one book in the last year You're telling me poetry is alive and well in America Limón: I think that there is some idea that poetry only exists in the academic world or in the ivory tower But I always grew up in a community where poetry was being read where at the local bookstore there were always poetry readings And I think sometimes we forget about that there are many different ways to experience a poem And I think that's a real beauty and a real power to poetry is that it can often only take 2 minutes to read it and yet it can transform that moment Kelly: Your signature project is called You Are Here Part of this was actually doing something very small and specific like you actually put poems on picnic tables I worked with the Poetry Society of America to choose poems that would fit for each of the seven parks that we had the beautiful opportunity to work with And those poems are on those picnic tables you read the poem and then you're in this really wondrous And then each of the tables also includes a prompt that just says "What would you write to the landscape around you?" So that it's not just the experience of reading the poem and gathering around the poem and gathering in a beautiful area but also thinking about how you might write something back to the world And I wanted to do that so that we could remember that the relationship with our landscapes is reciprocal Kelly: I want to ask about creating poetry in this moment We are living in a moment where President Trump has taken on some of the great cultural pillars of our country He has installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center He has issued executive orders to force changes at the Smithsonian I was just speaking to a former poet laureate and I was thinking about how in the role a lot of what you do is talk about poetry and the importance of poetry And then there's a moment where you're in your kitchen you're listening to the news and you think Does it really matter to write a poem?" When what we need is so huge The collective action that is required in this moment "What if poetry can bring you back to wonder to tenderness?" And even in that small moment Isn't that saving yourself so that you can become stronger And I think that there's a lot of us that are doing that right now And I think it's the way we are preparing ourselves for what's next This story was adapted for the web by Manuela López Restrepo and edited by Karen Zamora Become an NPR sponsor Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker — A Lincoln County deputy fired at a fleeing vehicle during a narcotics investigation in Limon Friday No injuries from the shooting were reported and the Colorado State Patrol attempted to contact three suspects at the Loaf-N-Jug at 707 Main Street All three suspects were eventually taken into custody Their names and charges were not listed in a CSP news release Shots were fired after the fleeing vehicle collided with a patrol car and drove toward the officer CSP said one suspect was detained at the scene A short police pursuit ended with authorities disabling the vehicle near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 24 on the west side of Limon but the driver displayed a handgun and was tased before being disarmed and taken into custody The 23rd Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting while the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is handling criminal charges related to the investigation Denver7 is committed to making a difference in our community by standing up for what's right lending a helping hand and following through on promises Ada Limón the author of six books of poetry which won the National Book Critics Circle Award Her book Bright Dead Things was nominated for the National Book Award was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize She is also the author of two children’s books: In Praise of Mystery In October of 2023 she was awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and she was named a TIME magazine woman of the year in 2024 She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and wrote a poem that was engraved on NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft that was launched to the second moon of Jupiter in October 2024 As the 24th Poet Laureate of The United States her signature project is called You Are Here and focuses on how poetry can help connect us to the natural world She will serve as Poet Laureate until the spring of 2025 Reserve your ticket here. 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By Brianna LeonardPublished: May 2025 at 11:45 AM MDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLINCOLN COUNTY (KKTV) - Three people were arrested Friday after an officer-involved shooting in Limon according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) Lincoln County deputies and Limon Police officers were reportedly conducting a narcotics investigation when they attempted to contact three suspects in a vehicle outside the Loaf-N-Jug at 707 Main Street at 1 p.m Troopers said the driver attempted to drive away by reversing the vehicle and hit a patrol car The suspect then drove forward in the direction of a deputy who fired his gun and hit the suspect vehicle One of the three suspects had gotten out of the vehicle earlier and was detained by law enforcement Troopers said the other two suspects continued to drive away hitting a bystander’s vehicle as they left the parking lot police officers and CSP troopers reportedly pursued the vehicle for a short distance westbound on Main Street A deputy performed a tactical vehicle intervention that stopped the suspect vehicle near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 24 Troopers said the passenger suspect surrendered without further incident the driver refused to exit the vehicle and pointed a handgun at law enforcement and a second officer disarmed him and took him into custody The suspect received medical treatment on the scene and was taken to the hospital where he continues to receive treatment for injuries sustained during this incident The 23rd Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is reportedly leading the investigation of the officer-involved shooting The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on all criminal charges related to this investigation Anyone who witnessed this incident or believes they have information useful to investigators is asked to call Sergeant Erwin of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at (719)743-2426 | May 04, 2025 | Comments 0 officers of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Limon Police Department were conducting a narcotics investigation when they attempted to contact three suspects in a vehicle at the Loaf-N-Jug located at 707 Main Street The driver attempted to flee from the officers by reversing the vehicle The driver then drove forward and in the direction of a Lincoln County Deputy who was standing outside his vehicle nearby The officer fired his duty weapon striking the vehicle One of the three suspects had exited the vehicle earlier and was detained by law enforcement at the Loaf-N-Jug The other two suspects continued to drive away striking a bystander’s vehicle as they left the parking lot Limon Police and the Colorado State Patrol pursued the vehicle for a short distance westbound on Main Street A Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy performed a tactical vehicle intervention that disabled and stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 24 on the westside of Limon The passenger suspect surrendered at this location without further incident The driver refused to exit the vehicle and displayed a handgun at the officers The suspect was tased by a Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy a second officer disarmed the driver and took him into custody The suspect received medical treatment on scene and was transported to a local area hospital where he continues to receive treatment for injuries sustained during this incident The 23rd Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is leading the investigation of the officer involved shooting The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on all criminal charges related to the initial investigation that led to this police contact Further details will be shared by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Public Information Office as they become available Any witnesses to this incident or anyone who believes they have information useful to investigators is asked to contact Sergeant Erwin of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at (719)743-2426 Filed Under: Featured • Law Enforcement • Media Release • Public Safety RSS Feed | Comments Feed This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Skylar Limon Tabbed as Big Ten Player of the Week4/21/2025 3:48:00 PM | Softball Hit .600 last week and homered in three consecutive games COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior Skylar Limon has been chosen as the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Limon, an outfielder from La Habra, Calif., hit .600 in four games last week for the Buckeyes as Ohio State defeated Dayton and earned its first-ever series sweep over Michigan. She homered in three consecutive games – vs. Dayton on Wednesday and in both games of a doubleheader vs. Michigan on Friday – while also making a diving catch at the center field wall in the top of the seventh inning to preserve a 4-3 lead in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday. Limon's sixth-inning home run in the series opener on Friday vs. Michigan gave the Buckeyes their first lead of the game at 4-3. In the second game, she homered in the fifth inning to start a comeback that resulted in a 7-4 walk-off victory. In three games last weekend against Michigan, Limon hit .500 with six runs scored, two home runs, three RBI and had a .600 on-base percentage. She had at least one hit in all four games last week with two multi-hit games. Limon's big weekend upped her batting average to .384 on the season and .378 in 16 Big Ten games. Ohio State (37-10-1) returns to action on Tuesday when it plays its final non-conference midweek game of the regular season at Ohio. First pitch is slated for 5:30 p.m. in Athens. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Receive the Latest News & Promotions We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Mary Christine Limon Rodriguez was the daughter of Richard and Stella Limon. Born on August 15 1968, in Franklin, NJ She was the second of three children and grew up with her siblings Anne and Joe Limon. Mary passed away on February 20, 2025... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Mary Christine Limon Rodriguez created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Mary Christine Limon Rodriguez was the daughter of .. 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Weather MapsRadarSal y Limon Street Festival returns to El Paso with Los Tucanes de Tijuana headliningby David Ibave Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Sal y Limon Street Festival is back in Downtown El Paso for the fourth year then you will probably be happy to hear that the Sal y Limon fest will take over the San Jacinto Plaza on June 7 That's right-- the Mexican Norteño band that brought us such classics as "La Chona," "El Tucanazo," and more recent hits like "Yo Las Pongo" with DJ Deorro RECOMMENDED: 'Butterflies Are Free' opens at El Paso Playhouse this weekend The main stage "El Taco Loco" will host: the "TequiLoco Stage" will have: Tickets will go on sale soon, so if you're interested, visit their website to stay up to date who is asking people to buy their passes in advance as they expect long lines at the box office the day of the festival the festival has been steadily growing year after year since its inception Chavez recorded around 4,000 to 5,000 people in attendance and last year they counted 12,000 attendees Chavez said the fest is for the whole family Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox “Poetry in Parks” connects the National Park Service with the Library of Congress and Poetry Society of America to feature poetry in national parks Contact: Allyson Gantt Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go $27 for seniors and $12 for Stockton students Stockton University 101 Vera King Farris Drive Galloway, NJ 08205-9441 (609) 652-1776 Maps, Directions & Parking Accessibility Statement Additional Locations and Mary LaForest participate in a vigil outside the UNM Bookstore for casualties of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington Iliana Limón Romero is the assistant managing editor for sports at the Los Angeles Times but before her job at the sixth-most circulated paper in the nation Limón Romero wore more hats at the Daily Lobo than many people have in their closet at home I was managing editor,” Limón Romero said — on top of being a photographer and “I did some copy editing shifts and some design shifts Limón Romero studied journalism and Spanish at the University of New Mexico after growing up in El Paso She joined the Daily Lobo her freshman year The opportunity to join the Daily Lobo early was pivotal in her decision to attend UNM over other schools with more notable journalism programs “They let you just keep going and keep trying and learning and that's the only way you can figure out whether you can do it.” Limón Romero’s motivation for studying journalism was abundant as her mother’s family owned a newspaper in Mexico and held a career in journalism in high regard But her curiosity and penchant for reading writing and asking questions when she was younger “coalesced” with her family’s background to make it the clear choice When asked about memorable moments during her tenure at the paper Limón Romero recalled decisions made in the newsroom about coverage of the 9/11 attacks The newsroom had to determine which wire photographs were ethically responsible to publish The staff also came together to pursue related stories they felt were important to share “I will walk away from UNM with a bachelor's degree, but I credit the Daily Lobo for providing me with an amazing and invaluable education,” Limón Romero wrote in her Daily Lobo farewell in 2002 Limón Romero went on to cover crime and later sports for the now-defunct Albuquerque Tribune. She then moved to the Orlando Sentinel, contributing to its coverage of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, earning the paper Pulitzer finalist honors in 2017 for Breaking News Reporting Limón Romero joined the Los Angeles Times in 2021 after 13 years with the Sentinel eight of which were spent as editor for college sports and professional soccer While she had always kept in touch with sports at UNM and had experience covering high school basketball Limón Romero’s transition from covering crime to sports came after a longtime high school football and basketball reporter for the paper quit just before football season began because people expect you to be an expert immediately they were used to male sports writers,” Limón Romero said “So it was that level of criticism and amount of homework that needed to be done Limón Romero currently serves as president of the Association for Women in Sports Media a nonprofit organization that offers mentorships and support to women in sports media “It's an area where I think creativity and just embracing of new challenges is really encouraged,” Limón Romero said “I've been fortunate that I've been able just to continue to move up and lead different groups of people and try dynamic and interesting things.” Elliott Wood is a beat reporter and photographer for the Daily Lobo They can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The UWM Distinguished Lecture Series will host Ada Limón Limón is the author of six books of poetry including “The Carrying,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award She is also the author of two children’s books: In Praise of Mystery In October 2023 she was awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and she was named a Time magazine woman of the year in 2024 She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and wrote a poem that was engraved on NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft that was launched to the second moon of Jupiter in October 2024 her signature project is called “You Are Here” and focuses on how poetry can help connect us to the natural world She will serve as poet laureate until this spring which is free for UWM students and $10 for all others The event is sponsored by UWM Student Involvement It’s also presented in partnership with the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies 21st Century Studies and the Roberto Hernández Center Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article (Read Britannica’s article “10 Must-Read Modern Poets.”) “Please go away,” a double entendre that she and a coworker wrote for a Travel + Leisure magazine ad campaign Limón published three books of poetry: This Big Fake World: A Story in Verse (2005) Limón followed up with The Hurting Kind (2022) which critics described as more experimental than her previous work with the speaker observing the flora and fauna through the seasons and at times commenting on the process of writing poetry The speaker catches herself trying to personify nature or to give it greater meaning but finds that it resists such poetic tropes of the beauty and heartbreak that is living Contact: Beth Hudick When Ada Limón the 24th poet laureate of the United States spoke to members of the University of Miami community she didn’t just share her critically acclaimed work She also made a case for the relevance of poetry in modern times “I think that the world needs a secular, sacred language that praises and exults beauty and wisdom and knowledge and empathy and intelligence, and I think poetry is that language,” Limón said, speaking at a Feb. 20 College of Arts and Sciences Center for the Humanities event And it’s not going to change everyone’s life This belief in the power of poetry has been a key tenet of Limón’s work as U.S a role she has used to make poetry more accessible to broader audiences whose work often explores the relationship between people and the natural world has partnered with the National Park Service and the Poetry Society of America to create poetry installations on picnic tables in national parks which seeks to help visitors connect with nature through poetry she recently unveiled a poetry installation at Everglades National Park “Whatever their subject, her poems invite readers into a shared space,” said Jaswinder Bolina, chair of the Department of English & Creative Writing at the College of Arts and Sciences and an award-wining poet introducing Limón at the Center for the Humanities event and generosity even when they challenge us to see our nation and our world in new and complicated ways.” Limón read from several of her six poetry collections during the event, which was part of the Center’s Henry King Stanford Distinguished Lecture Series in the Humanities. Among the poems she shared was “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” which she wrote for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission The poem was engraved in Limón’s handwriting on a spacecraft that is currently on its way to Europa “I’m very, very grateful to my grandmother, Allamay Barker, who during the summertime would make me practice my cursive, because now it’s on a spacecraft,” Limón joked, provoking laughter from the audience at the University’s Kislak Center in Richter Library and every NASA scientist you meet will tell you We’re on the best one.’”  Limón took questions from the audience A 10-year-old aspiring poet asked where Limón found her inspiration “I’m so glad you’re writing your own poems,” Limón said “My inspiration comes from a lot of different things Chief amongst them is definitely the natural world if I’m feeling stuck or if I’m looking for a subject all I need to do is look at the wonder and beauty around me.”   Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support published in collaboration with the Library of Congress brings together poems by fifty of the nation’s most celebrated poets to challenge and reimagine our relationship to the world around us In all of these projects, Limón is guided by the view that poetry, much like meditative practice, can be an offering. “I’m interested in the way that as writers we can think of our work as offerings, as things that go out in the world and do work beyond us,” she told Tricycle. “When I think of loving-kindness as an offering that spirals outward In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks sat down with Limón to discuss how poems can slow us down and return us to the present moment her practice of loving-kindness and how it influences her writing and how writing can be an act of offering something back to the planet Your latest project is You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World a collection of poetry that you edited in collaboration with the Library of Congress could you tell us a bit about the project and the inspiration behind it When I first was asked to serve as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States I knew I would be asked to do a signature project I knew I wanted it to be something with poetry and nature like flying a plane that would have poems on native seed packets to reforest lands that had been damaged by fire or making poems that would cross the Rio Grande I came up with the idea of You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World One of the reasons it has its name is that I was on a hike at Raven Run in Kentucky and I was trying to figure out which way to go I saw the little red dot that says “You are here.” At the time I was thinking a lot about how to be of service in this role: What are the things that mean a lot to me What are the things that in my particular body and being and iteration on this planet I can bring into fruition And the words “You are here” felt like not just a title but a mantra which includes fifty original contemporary poems that all speak back to the natural world in some way I wanted it to be a kind of reclaiming of nature poetry The second element is You Are Here: Poetry in Parks putting poetic installations in seven national parks around the country I’m so happy that we were able to partner with the National Park Service and the Poetry Society of America to bring poetry into these beautiful areas and hopefully add a little moment of reflection while people enter these spaces She gave me not only an entryway to the real work of meditation but also a structure and metta is still probably my go-to meditation It’s the meditation I use the most in my life and it was also the meditation that brought me to a daily practice Does your loving-kindness practice influence how you approach poetry One of the biggest reasons I love poetry is that it brings you into the present moment There’s breath built into the page with line breaks and that breath is teaching you to slow down All of that blank space around the poem is a way of silencing everything else before you enter it but I’m also interested in the way that as writers we can think of our work as offerings as things that go out into the world and do work beyond us When I think of loving-kindness as an offering that spirals outward There’s a lot to be said for reimagining the work of poetry as offering something back to the planet recognizing the reciprocal relationship between us and the natural world Too often we think of that relationship as being severed or broken—or as causing harm then that can be a new relationship with the art of making something this collection is an offering to this moment as well as to those of us who may not have language for the way we feel about nature that provides wonder and awe and curiosity but also anxiety and a sort of sorrowful unease at times because we’re not sure what will remain I hope that these poems allow us to address those complicated feelings and maybe even spur us to collective action you say that this collection aims to be not just a community but an ecosystem made stronger by its parts So how can poetry function as an ecosystem which is that one exceptional artist rises to the top and is lauded for their particular idiosyncratic gift But art-making is much more collective than that you actually sit down with every poem that’s ever been written the plants are taking that breath in and giving us breath in response It feels to me that we need to do some reimagining around art-making—that it’s not done in isolation and instead we’re creating something that is then read and rebuilt into the world itself That cycle is just as essential to imagine and tend to as the cycle of reciprocal relationship with the planet There’s power in recognizing that you’re not alone this is my job to bring poetry into these spaces and to unveil these poems and to share the anthology.” But what I found is most of the time my job is to listen and hear about all the poetry that’s already being written in these communities and all of the community projects that are already happening because so often it feels as if we’re up against this massive “No.” After hearing about what other people are doing we have a chance.” There are people doing this amazing work stewarding this land That kind of work needs to be highlighted because so much of it gets overshadowed by the true terror of living in this day and age “To be made whole / by being not a witness / but witnessed.” Could you say more about the role of witnessing and being witnessed A friend once told me that an ornithologist had said to her that birds notice you more than you notice them It always stuck with me: Here I am thinking I’m watching the birds all the birds notice exactly where I am and where I’m walking and whether I’m moving toward the feeder or the birdbath or just in my own silent world The idea of being witnessed is important when we think about our relationship to the world because so often we think our job is to be the watcher or the receiver we think our job is to watch and notice and pay attention and that’s beautiful and essential and important is all about noticing and looking and watching But there is also a moment in which we are also in someone else’s view The wind is noticing us as it moves around us The lizards that we don’t know are there are skittering off and getting darker in their caves and corners as we go by And I think that that is another way of being in the world and rethinking ourselves as center That decentering of the self is so refreshing because we live in a world where you have to think about yourself so much in order to do the good work you want to do in the world Yet there are times where I just remember that I’m being noticed That keeps me out of the cycle of centering the human and centering my own needs as the essential needs That’s been really important not just in my life but in my poems You also say that poems can be a place to stop and remember that we and I would forget sometimes that I was a body and that time was existing within me and that I had a beginning and an end and also was endless Remembering those things was so important to me as I was rethinking my relationship to work and to art and to life So often you just forget that you’re living and in doing so you forget that you’re dying I always think that one of the easiest ways to remember to love the world is to remember that you have to leave it at some point That’s been a really important remembering for me to do on a regular basis What would I want to have experienced?” That helped me recommit to making poems and I quit my job in September of 2010 and tried as much as I could to be a full-time writer which is something I’m still doing now fourteen years later I think that sometimes the people who leave give us something in return and the gift she gave me was to remember that this life was a wonder and a gift and to do the most that I could with it I don’t mean that in an urgent doing way but in the way of recognizing it and not missing it This awareness of death runs through your poetry and one dynamic the collection explores is how to hold multiple conflicting energies at once including grief and beauty and love and rage You’ve talked about this in the context of Federico García Lorca’s concept of duende Could you tell us about the concept of duende and how you balance darkness and lightness in your poetry partly because it feels very difficult to talk about I think I’ve dedicated myself to things that are hard to define so it would make sense that I would also like duende One of the things that Lorca said in his lecture in Buenos Aires in 1928 was that duende is different from the muse It’s different from the visiting angel that’s supposed to anoint us at least for my own work: It feels like my poems come from something that already exists It’s not coming from the outside in; it’s already there One of the things that Lorca talks about is that poems have to have an acknowledgment of death I think that that is an engine of almost all my work If you asked me what most of my poems are about I would say that most of them are shouting Didn’t you notice?” And I think that that is at the core of my poems but that is also where the light comes from: If that is true How can I not love this stranger or love this moment There are a lot of poems that really plummet you into the depths of the soul and do not bring you out And so I think poetry’s role is to make room for all sorts of feelings and explore them I’ve always been interested in balancing that awareness of death and that awareness of what is damaged about us as a species and as a society There are so many people working so hard to protect the natural world and that work often goes unsung because we just hear about the hard things And the poems that I love make room for all of it So I think it’s about the depth of feeling and the range of feeling that we have you do hold all of those things in balance and one question that runs throughout the book is the role of poetry in the face of catastrophe How can a tree make a difference?” So how have you come to view these questions And how do you view the role of the artist in times of crisis It’s a question that’s always been asked of artists living through hard times I think that one of the things that we’re supposed to do as artists is to recognize that it’s dangerous to give up It’s dangerous to not feel and to numb out When we’re careening from one crisis to another one of the main jobs that we have as artists is to remember that we may not have to have hope And I think that poetry can make room for that I’m not alone in this feeling.” It’s when we despair alone that it becomes easy to think there’s no hope Poetry allows for different ways of being: “Wait I can lose someone and grieve and feel really deep pain and then also feel a sense of tenderness watching a little lizard go in and out of the rosemary bush or hearing a kind person at the grocery store ask me how I’m doing?” I think that a poet’s job is to make room for all of that and to encourage us not to be numb From The Carrying © 2018 by Ada Limón Reprinted with the permission of The Permissions Company LLC on behalf of Milkweed Editions Thank you for subscribing to Tricycle! As a nonprofit, to keep Buddhist teachings and practices widely available I have purchased Ada’s latest book as a result Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Already a subscriber? Log In Subscribe now to read this article and get immediate access to everything else Discover what over 30,000 subscribers have access to Full access to 30+ years of content with over 7,775 articles Continuous new writings from leading Buddhist teachers and New York Times bestselling authors Take an online Buddhism course at your own pace By Tony Koji Wallin-Sato By Mike Gillis Stephan Kunze in conversation with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Please check your email to confirm your subscription Would you like to sign up for our other mailing lists By continuing, you agree to Tricycle’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service René Román Limón passed away after a courageous battle with stomach cancer at the age of 62 on August 3, 2024. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 22, 1962. René attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and St. Philip’s of Jesus... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Rene Roman Limon created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories René Román Limón passed away after a courageous bat.. LIMON, Colo. — Visiting a small town like Limon can feel like stepping back in time. But visitors can literally walk through history at the Limon Heritage Museum In mid-April, Denver7 | Your Voice traveled out east to the Town of Limon which opens for the season each Memorial Day provides a look at life on the plains dating back more than a century a replica Native American tipi and even an exhibit on World War II artifacts and uniforms All have been donated by community members from Limon and Colorado’s High Plains Museum Co-Director Tony Wernsman added that every year It’s also a personal collection for Wernsman whose great-grandmother’s wedding dress is on display started the collection decades ago while also running short train rides out of the town’s depot to treat guests to dining and entertainment Their collection became a museum after a massive tornado tore through the town in June 1990 especially building wise… Harold and Vivian… started talking about we probably ought to get something going." “A great community,” Wernsman said of the support the museum has received “A lot of people step up… A lot of pride in their ancestors… Some of the things they went through with the Dust Bowl and they stayed here and gutted through it and got through it.” The community wants the collection to keep growing Wernsman said the museum’s board reviews dozens of donations every year and most of the guides and workers at the museum are volunteers “I think once people see what goes on here and get involved Wade commutes from Colorado Springs a few days a week “Everyone else tells us they're so surprised to find a museum like this in a little town like Limon,” he said “And so when I found out there was an opening here the museum unveiled the Russell Gates Mercantile Co finished with antique donations to reflect life in the ‘30s or ‘40s The home is a replica of the home mercantile managers lived in during that time Wade said the building was physically moved across its lot to a spot directly across the street from the museum building The whole museum area is a community pillar of pride “I think we do get overlooked a little bit with stuff,” Wernsman said “But there's a lot of gems out here on the Eastern Plains.” In these Denver7 | Your Voice stories we want to hear from you about what matters most in your community We hope to hear what makes our communities special Have an idea or want to share your thoughts the term Poet Laureate may draw some blank faces since poetry isn’t something many people are interested in particularly in the way that it can connect the people of a nation like fibers in a tapestry Many places around the world have recognized this value and sought to implement it through a figure who has the capacity to enrich their nation this position was first called a “Consultant in Poetry” and started with Joseph Auslander in 1937 the title became “Poet Laureate” and we have had many different laureates in the hundred or so years since this practice began including such notable figures as Elizabeth Bishop some poets took the opportunity of being Poet Laureate of the United States to be an activist for a specific cause it is a highly respected position with the capacity to bring a special attention towards the poetic artform that it otherwise would not get Poet laureates often embark on projects that they devote their undivided attention to Our Poet Laureate Ada Limón has certainly been busy with a variety of poetic projects and her time as poet laureate is just about up what she did and discuss who could be next Ada Limón was born and raised in California She is Mexican-American and the first Latina poet laureate which is a milestone moment in the history of American poetry She has won various awards and fellowships during her career and obtained her MFA at New York University which has an excellent reputation for its creative writing program and students and I have the means of making this claim personally I have read one of her recent poetry collections called “Bright Dead Things,” and I have a few things to say about it her poetry is not overly dense; it is easily digestible with oftentimes simple and direct language Limón keeps it straightforward with her style often utilizing a freeform paragraph structure or using couplets to build her poems only occasionally using styles that are more involved or peculiar I noticed oftentimes how she used repetition through anaphoras in poems like “The Conditional” and “Before” as well as others feel as though they allow us into an intimate space one that feels like we are conversing with a friend one early morning over a cup of coffee If this is the type of poetry you want to read then look no further than your very own poet laureate of the United States of America.   I found from Limón’s personal website that her main project as poet laureate has been “‘You Are Here’ [which] is comprised of two major initiatives: a new anthology of nature poems and a series of visits to national parks, as well as a call for the public to participate.” Alongside this, according to NASA’s Curious Universe podcast she wrote “‘In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,’ … the poem is etched onto the spacecraft [Europa Clipper] in Ada’s own handwriting.” I would certainly say she has been an effective poet laureate she will have to hand the reins over to someone else soon.  Caidan Pilarski is a senior in the college of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at cpilarski@cornellsun.com. A mom who hasn’t met the President or been interviewed by Oprah We want to celebrate a game-changing mom who the world doesn’t know about—yet Courtesy of DuPree Walker“She just gives fearless.” This is DuPree Walker’s assessment of her mom Lynda Limón and one of the many reasons she knew Limón deserved to be Glamour’s first-ever ‘Your Mom of the Year.’ “She’s not afraid of challenges But it’s clear from speaking with her and her daughter that she seems to have found a way to harness that busyness toeing the line between burning out and bringing her best self to her work as both a professional and as a mother This was impossible for Walker and her sister they could count on the sight of Limón—already having meditated and been for a run—in the kitchen making steel-cut oats for the family before heading to work “Growing up with a mom who just seems to be able to do [everything] all the time there’ll be moments when I’m really busy and I’m like I need to channel Lynda right now,” Walker says Limón has a full caseload—which often feels like a personal crusade on behalf of her clients so [my clients] are navigating a very difficult time fighting over money and kids She’s spent 30 years focusing her attention and energy on helping families in her community make it to the other side of these challenges “I know I can help people with the work that I do so that they can continue to raise really healthy an immersive program for high schoolers interested in law hosted by the Alaska Native Justice Center the largest women-only sprint triathlon in the country which is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls through sport (The exact number of races she’s competed in eludes Limón but she can recall: over a dozen sprint triathlons and a 50-mile run in celebration of her 50th birthday in 2016.) Where Limón discovered the ability to manipulate time in order to be able to accomplish all this remains a mystery All of this memorably shaped the way Limón’s daughters “My mom does not give herself enough credit,” Walker says “I feel like moms in general are really quick to criticize themselves about not being a good mom instead of hyping themselves up for how great of a mom they are.” she wanted to honor her mom for the sense of warmth and safety Limón created at home “She’s always known what we’re capable of and when we haven’t reached that potential She’s always encouraging us to put our best foot forward but also listening to us when we need a break.” Limón has been the person she’s gone to for advice she made me take all that crazy bronzer off my face which I think I’ll forever be thankful for,” Walker says with a laugh before turning serious the goals that you want to achieve will come to fruition.” “She’s always encouraging us to put our best foot forward By the time I’ve heard Walker hype up her mom I’ve surmised that Limón is truly one of those could-be-annoying-if-they-weren’t-so-genuinely-inspiring people The ones who say they’re going to do something and then actually do it the ones for whom no obstacle appears unconquerable and whose motto is a simple and definitive “because I can.” She sounds like exactly the type of mom I hope I’m becoming Limón and I speak after she’s finished day six of a trial Limón appears radiant from her yellow-walled office where she spends the duration of our interview standing often bouncing on the balls of her feet as she recounts a story and sometimes throwing her body towards the camera leaning in as she makes her most passionate points Limón is a second-generation American whose grandparents immigrated from Mexico first to Colorado before settling in Wyoming where she grew up “I don't come from an educated family,” Limón says “My grandfather had a second-grade education and spoke very broken English My father went to trade school and worked in the newspaper business but he couldn’t really sit down and help me with my homework.” It was the parents of her then-boyfriend who opened her mind to the idea of getting a college degree When I graduated from high school they had quit their jobs and decided to go back to law school As an undergrad at the University of Wyoming she would wait anxiously for each semester’s course catalog so she could mark everything she wanted to take—a list she’d inevitably be forced to whittle down from dozens to a manageable class load “I just fell in love with getting educated,” Limón says “I realized education is a door to confidence especially as a woman.” Her degree would open doors for jobs it was about the self-confidence of knowing who you are.” Limón studied business law and clerked for the ACLU She also met the man who would eventually become her husband She never considered practicing family law until she found herself talking to a fellow lawyer shortly after she and Walker moved to Alaska in 1992 with “no jobs and no money.” Before she knew it she’d been hired to clerk for two judges who presided over family law cases but I really should take a before and after picture,” Limón says When you get them through the process and you see them on the other side it’s like you actually see them for who they really are There are a handful of cases that stand out in her memory There was the father she helped to win joint custody of his son; a year later the son stood up as the best man wheh his dad remarried And there was the woman with terminal cancer whose divorce Limón fought tirelessly to finalize so that she could ensure her client’s assets were left to her children before she passed “I remember the last day that I went to see her with the last set of documents that needed to be signed We don't need to do anything else.’ And she said Limón was in the middle of a half marathon when her phone rang Part of Limón’s mission as a mom is to pass the purposeful ambition she’s found in her work on to her children Courtesy of DuPree Walker“My mom has an ability to connect with people and make them feel safe and comfortable,” says Walker “I think that is what she does with her clients Just really makes them feel comfortable and heard She leads with empathy.” The same applies to how Limón mothers When I ask Limón why this is so important to her If Limón’s success as a mom could be boiled down to soundbites—actionable takeaways from ‘Your Mom of the Year’ that we might all benefit from—they would be: lean on community “[Parenting] absolutely takes a village,” says Limón “I think if you accept that and you accept getting help and sharing your children in a way with the village your children will have more opportunities She looked up to not only her parents and her husband’s parents but older friends with kids as role models “We were always quick to ask other parents [for advice] because what you generally find out is you're all going through the same thing,” she says “What we realized is that taking the time for one-on-one time [with each kid] really gives children a good foundation.” “Having a therapist helped shape [our] parenting because you get to sit down with somebody else and talk about the challenges you are having and how you deal with that,” Limón says “It was never anything complex—just navigating the normal parenting of children is a lot Especially when you add two people working full-time.” In the pressure cooker of modern motherhood it’s almost impossible to drown out the impossible expectations placed on moms to take care of everyone and But Limón seems to have achieved something like true balance in her commitment to taking care of herself so that she can continue to take care of others in her family and community “[My mom taught me] there’s always time to make time for yourself,” Walker says She definitely saw her mom struggle with burnout during busy seasons at work “I’ve seen my mom countless times get really swamped with work but always find some time for that running group or waking up in the morning and doing some swimming,” Walker says “Lots of lawyers do not take care of themselves at all but I know that’s not how I want to be if I want to live a happy life and be there one day for my own kids the way my mom was for me.” the choice is simple: neglect her physical and mental health and be more stressed as a result—or prioritize the routines that make her feel grounded so that she can show up as her most capable self for those who need her “Where else do you put the stress of your job I’m dumping all that mental stuff at the top of the mountain.” Limón’s coping mechanism for the stress also ended up becoming one of her most important parenting lessons it was important to Limón that her girls saw her set a goal this is what it’s going to take to do an Ironman hanging back at their pace and letting them cross the finish line first Courtesy of DuPree Walker“Girls that are raised with confidence That was vitally important for her and husband in raising women who are Black and Mexican the first thing people are going to see is the color of their skin and they are going to have to navigate that you know what I just did?’ There's nothing like putting your mind to something and then going through the process of getting there and actually completing it.” None of these lessons are a coincidence—intentionality is central to Limón’s identity as a mom “We really had an intention when we were raising our children,” she says “and the intention was we are going to raise strong We wanted to provide the girls with as many tools as we could.” It’s a challenge to write about motherhood in an environment when the idea of motherhood as both an occupation and an identity has become so politicized And whether a woman is a mom (in any sense of the word) or a proud childless cat lady it’s impossible not to recognize the impact that ideas about motherhood have on the relationship between women and their power and autonomy in the world Motherhood isn’t a legal status or a biological state or a political identity Maybe to mother is simply to lead with empathy Limón is intimately aware of how her actions and the way in which she carries herself shaped her kids but “you can also pass that on to other people by being a role model,” she stresses “It’s this connection you have with other human beings.” she was at the bank cashing a check when the woman at the counter realized Limón was a lawyer and shared that she was interested in law sharing her card and an offer to chat anytime the young woman might want some advice “I think part of my identity as a mother is just caring about people,” Limón says “But you don’t have to be a mother to do that.” Limón leaves me with one last piece of advice—from ‘Your Mom of the Year’ to a mom still finding her footing “Embrace it all because it really does happen fast,” she says “And it really is an honor to be able to 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time and the fact that time and simultaneity are happening all at once as a poet who often laughs that time doesn’t exist in my own head Mitzi Rapkin: I think when you think about like geologic time there are people who think we might really trash this planet And I think there’s both fatalism in that I think that there can be comfort in the idea that the planet will continue I can’t remember if it’s in the book or if it’s in something she said but the great thinker and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer talking about the idea of if the redwoods are no longer here what it might look like is that those redwoods are replaced by enormous dandelions because they can survive in really toxic atmospheres And maybe there will be dandelions as big as redwoods someday there can be a sort of delight and creative thinking in that idea of what will evolve out of this new climate And there’s absolutely something in me that fears what happens when we surrender to that idea What happens when we just think there’s nothing we can do you know that the hotel is going to be torn down after you leave And I think we really have to rethink our relationship And when I was meeting with climate scientist about a year ago when I was writing a poem for the National Climate Assessment and they wanted a poem to go on the front manner and there was an amazing young scientist that came out and said please don’t make the poem nostalgic And I think that that’s such a good lesson for me because I think it is easy sometimes to think like let’s go back to this time before the climate crisis It was before we knew a lot about the climate crisis And really that National Climate Assessment is so powerful because it deals with mitigation and adaptation that we are where we are and we need to figure out how to move forward and what we as human animals can do together to take care of one another and to make sure that those of us that have less are not on the front lines of the crisis Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature Masthead About Sign Up For Our Newsletters How to Pitch Lit Hub Privacy Policy Support Lit Hub - Become A Member Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving — As one Limon resident pointed out to Denver7's Ryan Fish on Wednesday signs for Interstate 70 east to Limon are scattered across Denver that's got to be quite a metropolis," John Sullivan "And then you get out here — there's less than 2,000 people [living here]." the small town that successfully emerged from the devastating 1990 tornado is big on community spirit as Denver 7 | Your Voice learned on a trip to the small Lincoln County town about 90 miles southeast of Denver What is Denver7 | Your Voice?  Read about the new project here Growth was a common topic when chatting with residents at Ahimsa Coffee in Limon the town's population has remained relatively flat at roughly 2,000 over the last decade we don't want to see a lot of growth because we like the small town feel," Sullivan said who also noted the challenge of far-apart rural hospitals an entrepreneur who lives near Arriba and works in Limon "There are those people in a small town community who just want to see things stay the way they are," he said I think it really just comes down to the right growth." Vanderwerf says there are barriers to that growth they want to leave the high-stress jobs out there and come out to have a little more peaceful life," he explained There's really not a lot of employment out here." said he would like to see more development in the eastern part of town more businesses are scheduled to arrive downtown "I want to do what's best for our businesses," he said Given that President Donald Trump's tariff plan has made recent headlines some residents have commented on the current economic uncertainty Companies are not going to want to absorb the taxes themselves," Sullivan said it's going to be more expensive [to live]." Vanderwerf said he is keeping tabs on the tariffs because of his tiny home manufacturing company I think at some point they'll get resolved," he said I think that we have been taken advantage of for years and years 'We're trying to get back on top of things.' And whether the president's doing it the right way Herrera said the mostly conservative community still faces the challenge of divisive politics "Everything is so divided right now that it makes it hard for even me 'How can we bring one side and the other side together to work together?'" he said One common thread throughout our chat with residents in Limon was they appreciate the tight-knit sense of community I got the mayor living across the street from me," said Limon resident Daniel Doll That goodness is on full display during bad weather — Limon is also known for getting pounded by snowstorms "We got 40 inches of snow last year in Arriba and out here in Limon and everyone just dug in," Vanderwerf said We dug the town out in three days and helped some other communities out." "They're selfless," Sullivan said of his neighbors Herrera believes the town's K-12 school is the pillar of the community The police department just added the Limon Badger "That's where everything happens on Friday night," he said of the school The way the community bonds together and the relationships that we have and that's the one thing that I don't want to see go away Incumbent Sen. Monique Limón, D-Santa Barbara will return to state Senate in District 21 Limón, seeking her second term, secured 63.3% of the total, or 260,445 votes, according to the Secretary of State's tally as of Tuesday State elections officials will certify the vote by Dec Limón took 61.9% of the vote to Mack's 38.1% Senate District 21 incorporates Santa Barbara County and parts of San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties The district represents about 1 million residents Limón was first elected to her first four-year term in the Senate in 2020 She served in the state Assembly for four years prior and as Santa Barbara Unified School District trustee from 2010 to 2016 is pursuing a bachelor's degree in political science from Liberty University For more coverage of local races in the Nov. 5 general election, visit vcstar.com/news/elections Galang is news director of the Ventura County Star Donate to Living on Earth!Living on Earth is an independent media program and relies entirely on contributions from listeners and institutions supporting public service. 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That was the opportunity attendees had at the Opening Session of the 2024 SXSW Conference Director of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate’s Planetary Science Division, Lori Glaze, and the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, took to the SXSW stage on March 8 to unveil a piece of history that will be aboard NASA's Europa Clipper The goal of this NASA rover is to determine whether Jupiter's second moon Ada Limón spoke about the similarities the arts share with space and how there is beauty and surrender in exploring the unknown inspirational messages have traveled aboard NASA spacecrafts Limón's poem will be riding along with the Europa Clipper as well as engraved designs representing recordings of the word "water" in a diverse collection of human languages co-signatures from over 2.6 million people from around the world Explore Space & Poetry With NASA & Poet Laureate Ada Limón below and experience the moment Limón shares a piece of history at SXSW 2024 for the first time Learn more about this mission and listen to the sound recordings at go.nasa.gov/makewaves Join us for SXSW 2025 from March 7–15 in Austin, TX! 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Subscribe to Event Updates and community newsletters By Jordan Roberts By Kate Smith By SXSW Staff Writer Sign up to receive the latest announcements Privacy Policy | Trademark Guidelines | Terms of Use | Copyright Notice Limon attended the University of Washington with support from the Educational Opportunity Program She nurtured her creativity in the Drama Department as she pursued her bachelor’s degree surrounded by “free spirits and risk takers.” After graduation she left for the East Coast and earned her Master of Fine Arts at New York University before making her home in Lexington Ada Limón visited Mount Rainier National park in June making the national monument the second stop in her ‘You Are here: Poetry in Parks’ project with the National Park Service Library of Congress and Poetry Society of America she was awarded a MacArthur fellowship and then appointed to an unprecedented second two-year term as the nation’s poet laureate Throughout this summer and fall, Limón traveled to seven national parks, from Cape Cod to the Redwood National and State Parks near the California coast. At Mount Rainier’s Jackson Visitor Center, she unveiled a picnic table with an overlay featuring A.R. Ammons’ poem “Uppermost.” To serve those who might not be able to visit a park she also curated “You Are Here,” a book of 50 original nature poems reflecting on our relationship to the natural world Email: magazine@uw.edu Paul RuckerPublisherJon MarmorEditorHannelore SudermannManaging EditorShin Yu PaiStaff WriterCaitlin KlaskDigital EditorJason ClarkArt DirectorAbout UW MagazineUW Magazine is published four times a year in March A quarterly e-newsletter with additional digital content is emailed in October Subscribe and manage your subscription © 2025 University of Washington | Seattle © 2025 University of Washington | Seattle The Merit Systems Protection Board will be down a board member as of Friday Board member and Biden appointee Raymond Limon will retire on Friday nearly three years after being confirmed to the quasi-judicial agency by a unanimous Senate voice vote The retirement follows efforts by the Trump administration to fire MSPB board member Cathy Harris this month after it stripped Limon of his vice chair position and named Republican board member Henry Kerner acting chair Harris later filed suit against the White House to block her removal, stating that the Trump administration did not provide a justification as required by law. A federal judge agreed to let Harris temporarily remain chairwoman while the case proceeds In a statement announcing Limon’s retirement, MSPB stated that the loss of a board member would not result in a loss of quorum. And thanks, in part, to an interim final rule established last fall a single board member can conduct some of the MSPB’s operational work as well as some staff in the event no board members are available Limon came to the board in 2022 with Tristan Leavitt, providing MSPB with its first two-member quorum since January 2017 MSPB was unable to hear employee appeals cases over labor decisions within the federal workforce and a backlog of more than 3,500 pending cases quickly built up Leavitt later left the board after working with Limon to quickly streamline some of the agency’s processes to address the mountain of unresolved cases. Limon, with Harris and Kerner, helped nearly eliminate the backlog by October 2024 Limon most recently granted a 45-day stay in a case where the Office of Special Counsel appealed the firing of six federal employees fired by the Trump administration as part of a massive reduction of the probationary workforce His ruling reinstated the six employees’ jobs and preceded a federal court decision Thursday to temporarily rescind the mass firings of all other probationary federal employees “Ray Limon is the consummate civil servant his latest stop in a long and distinguished career in the Federal government,” said Harris in a statement the Board confronted a massive inherited inventory of 3,800 pending appeals Ray was instrumental in the adjudication of virtually the entire backlog in less than three years Help us tailor content specifically for you: Thank you for subscribing! Please check out our other newsletter offerings on our Newsletter page. Alfredo Castañeda Limon, loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather embraced God on October 9, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 98. He was born on December 28, 1925, in McAllen, Texas. He is preceded in death by his wife Maria... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Alfredo Castañeda Limon created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories The site owner may have set restrictions that prevent you from accessing the site Marisa Limón Garza suddenly felt a need to return to the Texas borderlands Limón Garza was working in advertising in Austin But she remembered her parents – both longtime local political activists – had always emphasized the importance of helping the most vulnerable populations in her hometown Her first job after moving back was as deputy director for the Hope Border Institute a migrant policy advocacy and humanitarian organization where she oversaw research and facilitated coordination among the city's migrant shelter providers 2024 Women of the Year: How Amanda Zurawski has fought for women's reproductive health care in Texas In 2022, she became the executive director of the local legal aid group Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. Founded in 1987 as an offshoot of El Paso’s storied Annunciation House Las Americas has in recent years been busier than ever amid a surge of migrations the organization helped more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants fight deportation cases pursue citizenship and generally navigate the legal process for immigration It also joined a lawsuit that successfully overturned a Texas immigration law that would have deputized state law enforcement to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants More: How UT’s Monica Muñoz Martinez is working to make Texas history accessible – and honest Limón Garza has often seen her work as an extension of her hometown’s ingrained belief in movement — immigration — as natural and healthy “It’s part and parcel of who we are,” she said The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity I think the person that most paved the way for me really made it very clear that we are a family of public servants that we're really invested in what community is (My mother’s) been a past school administrator She's currently a city council representative and she's just taken on leadership at times when She began her career focusing on education and then branched out into administration and has really pushed organizations like the El Paso Commission for Women forward and has really done a lot of things that bring other people alongside her That’s been an example of how to lead and how to be intentional about the work that you do and how to bring folks along The victories that we have every day with our clients are incredibly important in the work of immigration You measure some of the victories in very big ways and then other times where you're able to appeal someone's decision while they're in immigration detention but I'm really grateful and proud of the way that the team has been able to mark those and to stay committed to the people that we serve Our team doesn't win every case and a lot of times there are policies that impact people's lives in real ways that happen very quickly Right now we are in a lot of discernment over how to best serve our community and so this current moment has been pretty pretty difficult — making sure that we have all the right information that we have everyone queued in to to be at their best and that we are providing everybody with the tools that they need to be successful that's when you step up and do your best to make sure that we continue to meet our mission and assist as many people as possible so that they're also not burning out and they can sustain the commitment to the mission longer I define courage as the ability to step in when things get hard and when there's fear I think the folks that I see sometimes display this the most are some of the clients that we serve They are often of very limited financial means are making big decisions in their lives and have taken the agency to move forward It's incredibly inspiring to see the courage that people display for their own lives and for their families I think the biggest thing right now that I can impact moving forward is continuing to be a guidepost for (my) team we measure things daily — the victories of the day day out with the folks that are part of this organization.