{"product_id":"invitation-to-listen-robin-wall-kimmerer-9798991427951","title":"Invitation to Listen: The Poetry of Plain, Air: The Poetry of Plain, Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robin Wall Kimmerer, \u003ci\u003eInvitation to Listen: The Poetry of Plain, Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic and practical guide that reimagines how we listen to nature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn English with Potawatomi translation by Justin Neely, this lyrical, multilingual text invites us to reconnect with the vibrant world around us: the crickets calling in our neighborhoods, the birds flying overhead, and the ground supporting us each day.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKimmerer illustrates a form of attention that engages all of our senses in a practice of listening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrafted in response to composer Tonia Ko's \u003ci\u003ePlain, Air\u003c\/i\u003e--a six-movement piece inspired by Lake Michigan and performed by Chicago's Spektral Quartet--Kimmerer's meditative writings weave through the movements of Ko's score.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible online, a recording of \u003ci\u003ePlain, Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion to the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvitation to Listen: The Poetry of Plain, Air\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to slow down, take notice of our surroundings, engage with our senses, and listen to the voices of lives everywhere. What could happen, Kimmerer entreats, if we listened deeply every day? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pages for notes, this beautifully designed, field guide-sized book can easily travel with the reader, serving as a tool for wonder, attention, and our collective listening practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Wall Kimmerer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991427951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humans \u0026amp; Nature Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robin Wall Kimmerer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801639399679,"sku":"9798991427951","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invitation-to-listen-robin-wall-kimmerer-9798991427951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}