{"podcast":{"title":"The Stacks","slug":"the-stacks-550138","podcast_index_feed_id":550138,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-stacks","website_url":"http://www.thestackspodcast.com","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d3/4e/5a/dd/d34e5add-bc92-4aa6-96f3-a63bec29934a/2b9a62bb6154689a11795908b0b18f3af8317a565e07233b6ab317ad3dd04dba2e52ed5aa22f57524808cd3e9c50047abd2480fdf00026f836fd3005eaa9e1e0.jpeg","author":"Traci Thomas","episode_count":499,"summary":"The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all understand culture, race, politics, and more. The last Wednesday of each month Traci and guest will break down a book in detail as part of The Stacks Book Club. Make sure to check the website www.thestackspodcast.com for more details, including upcoming The Stacks Book Club picks.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 420 We Read One Poem at a Time with Ada Limón","slug":"ep-420-we-read-one-poem-at-a-time-with-ada-lim-n","published_at":"2026-04-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138/ep-420-we-read-one-poem-at-a-time-with-ada-lim-n","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138","url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-611319b4bd3dc100237cd71c/rss.art19.com/episodes/3d95244e-56da-4f66-8e9c-d11d9fdb00a4.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-611319b4bd3dc100237cd71c/rss.art19.com/episodes/3d95244e-56da-4f66-8e9c-d11d9fdb00a4.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by the 24th Poet Laureate of the US, Ada Limón, to discuss her 11th book,  Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry. Derived from her final lecture as poet laureate, this book explores poetry’s profound ability to heal, inspire, connect, and remind us of our shared humanity. We talk about the things poetry can do that prose cannot, how to approach poems you don’t like, and what came after her tenure as the poet laureate. The Stacks Book Club pick for April is  Room Swept Home  by Remica Bingham-Risher. We’ll be discussing the book with Mahogany L. Browne on Wednesday, April 29. You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks website:  https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2026/4/15/ep-420-ada-limon Connect with Ada : Website | Instagram Connect with The Stacks:  Instagram  |  Threads  |  Shop  |  Patreon  |  Goodreads  |  Substack  |  Youtube  |  Subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by the 24th Poet Laureate of the US, Ada Limón, to discuss her 11th book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3796,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stacks-550138/episodes/ep-420-we-read-one-poem-at-a-time-with-ada-lim-n/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138/ep-420-we-read-one-poem-at-a-time-with-ada-lim-n.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}