Poet, Essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil Inspires FHU Students to Discover the Wonders of the World
Retrieved on:
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Engagement, Monarch, Fear, Oceanic, Life, Studer, Literature, MFA, Phobia, Family, Franklin Hardeman House, Love, The New York Times, Barnes & Noble, Student, Mobile, University of Mississippi High School, Moon, University, World of wonder, Writing, ELI, Freed–Hardeman University, Breakup, Reading, Education, Department, FHU, Nature, Wind, Communication, Axolotl, Mascot, Empathy, Wonders, Poetry, Synsepalum dulcificum, Cat, Book, Management, Tutoring, Entertainment, Firefly
HENDERSON, Tenn., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Essayist and poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil smiles like an axolotl when faced with a challenge, finds endless inspiration amongst the world's flora and fauna and encourages everyone to find empathy for others through prose, poetry and literature. In late September, she visited Freed-Hardeman University, becoming the first mainstream author in recent years to guest lecture on the campus.
Key Points:
- She has written "World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments" (2020).
- "We were so excited to have Aimee Nezhukumatathil on campus," said Payne, who is the chair of FHU's Department of Communication and Literature.
- FHU freshman Ben Cooper took a selfie with Nezhukumatathil after she signed a copy of "World of Wonders" for him.
- "Be curious, the world is full of wonders, let yourself be astonished," Nezhukumatathil said.