The 2024-25 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues continues with “How to Fall Down into the Grass,” a nature journaling workshop led by author, editor and professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
The generative workshop — perfect for both beginning and experienced writers — is 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Great Plains Room of the Nebraska East Union, 1705 Arbor Drive, and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Pioneers Park Nature Center, 3201 S. Coddington. The free workshop is open to all students, faculty, staff and community members, but spots are limited. Registration, which is on a first-come, first-served basis, is available here. The same workshop will be offered both days, with more spots available for the Oct. 17 session.
Nezhukumatathil is the author of the illustrated collection of nature essays “World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments,” a New York Times bestseller that was named Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year in 2020. She has also written four poetry collections, co-authored “Lace and Pyrite” with poet Ross Gay and published a book of food essays, “Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees.” Her honors include a National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship, the Pushcart Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the poetry editor for Sierra magazine and a professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi’s Master of Fine Arts program.
Nezhukumatathil will have books for sale and offer signings at both sessions. Questions on the workshop should be directed to Rebecca Baskerville at rlbaskerville@unl.edu.
The 2024-25 E.N. Thompson season is organized around the theme “Lessons from the Natural World” and will explore the beauty, wonder and wisdom of our living planet and vast universe.
The series opened Sept. 24 with a lecture by bestselling author Amy Tan. It continues with lectures by science journalist and author Ed Yong on March 25, 2025, and astrophysicist, author, science communicator and planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson on April 22, 2025. Both lectures are at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. For more information on the series, including how to obtain tickets, click here.
The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation, Lied Center and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The series was established in 1988 with the purpose of bringing a diversity of viewpoints on international and public policy issues to the university and people of Nebraska to promote understanding and encourage discussion.
