“We expect to have a large audience and have heard from interested parties regionally and as far away as Boise and Oregon.” Anyone with a question for Kimmerer is asked to submit it online in advance of the lecture Weathermon said as many as possible will be posed to the speaker at the close of her lecture. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kimmerer to WSU and look forward to hearing her messages,” said Weathermon. Pizza, snacks, or other food will be available, organizers said. On Tuesday, near the start of the presentation, several watch parties are planned by interested groups in Pullman, Vancouver, and Puyallup.
Topics from the collection of essays and poems provide a rich basis for discussions and programming, said Common Reading Program Director Karen Weathermon. Kimmerer’s book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants,” is the 2022––24 common reading book for first-year and other students.
The lecture was originally scheduled for Jan. 31. The event is free and open to the public, and the link to join the lecture is available online. Tuesday, Feb. 21, when she delivers virtually the 16th annual Common Reading Invited Lecture for Washington State University. Award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer will discuss “What does the Earth ask of us?” at 6 p.m.
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