Retrospective coverage for October 22, 2026. First published October 26, 2026 06:07 -07:00 (Pacific time). This is an AI-assisted brief compiled from linked public source records; the coverage date is not the publication date.
UC San Diego scheduled an Oct. 22 evening with Ada Limón as part of its Common Read program, which selected her book Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry for 2026. The university's calendar placed the event at the Epstein Family Amphitheater at 6 p.m. University calendar
The selection was tied to a planned Common Read Year of Poetry for the 2026–27 academic year. The committee described the book as an exploration of poetry's ability to connect people and respond to shared human experience.
Limón served as the 24th U.S. poet laureate and was named a MacArthur fellow in 2023. The campus listing included her visit within its Latinx Heritage Month programming, which extended through October.