Common Read | Ada Limón on The Power of Poetry

Event details Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Location: Epstein Family Amphitheater - 9480 Innovation Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093 Type: Arts / Performance Campus area: Pepper Canyon West Audience: Staff and Faculty, Visitors, Students Cost: Free About this event Join us for a reading & conversation with 2026 Common Read author, Ada Limón. She is the author of seven books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Books Critics Circle Award. Limón is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was named a 2024 Time Magazine Woman of the Year. Her new short-form non-fiction book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry is an invitation to see poetry as much more than just words—as a powerful force for healing, a call to action, and a vibrant celebration of humanity’s many voices. Brandon Som is a UC San Diego professor in the Literature Dept. He is a Chicano and Chinese American poet who received his Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California, and an M.F.A. in Poetry at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Tripas, which was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Official event details: https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/common-read-ada-limon-on-the-power-of-poetry