Lindsborg Convention & Visitors Bureau
LINDSBORG - Linda M. Lewis, professor emerita of Bethany College, will read from her latest collection of poetry, This Swirling Largesse, at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery on Sunday.
The event, scheduled for 2 p.m., is open to the public at no charge. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
Lewis will read poems about childhood and youth on the farm, seasonal changes on the Great Plains, and Choctaw ancestors who, driven from homes in the southeast, traveled the infamous Trail of Tears to Indian Territory.
Lewis grew up in Oklahoma, taught and completed her PhD in Nebraska, and has lived in Lindsborg since 1987. During her 27-year tenure in Bethany's Department of English, she taught a smorgasbord of courses - mostly in writing and British literature. During that time, she authored four books and many scholarly articles on English authors and literary texts. Three years ago, she published Ensemble, her first collection of poetry.
The Sandzén Gallery is located at 401 N. First Street in Lindsborg. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free, with donations appreciated.