Ada Limón's The Hurting Kind is a poetry collection confronting loss, environmental crisis, and the search for connection in a world that feels increasingly fragile. Through poems that blend personal grief with ecological mourning, Limón explores how we love and lose in the Anthropocene. The collection becomes both elegy and call to attention, proving that poetry can hold both despair and the fierce determination to keep caring.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Limón refuses to separate personal grief from planetary grief, understanding they're inseparable. These poems remind us that loving the world means feeling its pain, and that poetry can help us bear what feels unbearable.

DETAILS: • Author: Ada Limón • Publisher: Milkweed Editions • Format: Hardcover • Publication Date: May 10, 2022 • ISBN: 9781639550494 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days