Poet Laureate Ada Limon talks about her poem engraved on a NASA spaceship

By Justine Kenin,

Mary Louise Kelly, Elena Burnett

Published October 8, 2024 at 5:23 PM EDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon about her poem engraved on NASA's spaceship headed 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter moon of Europa.

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.

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Elena Burnett

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