Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome!

Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poet for September will be Alina Nguyễn

Alina was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She earned her B.A. in English Literature and Asian American Studies from the California State University-Northridge and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the California State University-Long Beach, where she was awarded the Gerald Locklin Writing Prize.

She is the author of the risograph-printed chapbook, Before There Were More Ghosts, from Tomorrow Today. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Creative Writing (Poetry) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with interests in Poetics, Ethnic Literature, Queer Theory, and Printmaking.

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities!

Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative.

In August, our speaker will be Lancater Co. Election Commissioner, Todd Wiltgren. Becki Gaston-Wise will be subbing for Todd Wiltgren.

Have you ever wondered:

• Where is the Election Commissioner located?
• Is the Election Commissioner elected or appointed?
• What qualifications are there for a person to vote in any election?
• Does a person have to go to a voting place in order to cast a vote during any election?
• What should I do if I have moved since the last election?
• How do I change my political party affiliation?
• How can a person find out when the next election will be held?
• How can a person find out which offices will be up for election during the next election?
• How can a person file as a candidate for an office during any upcoming election?

Todd Wiltgren can answer those questions -- and probably any of our questions about the voting/election process in Lancaster County.

Note: The potluck meal is optional. SMoC volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? You are welcome to bring your own food and sit to eat with us!

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome!

Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The featured poets for August will be Chad Christensen and JV Brummels.

Chad Christensen is a poet, teacher at Wayne State College, a Managing Editor at WSC Press, an advisor for the student literary magazine Judas Goat, and co-director of the Plains Writers Series at WSC. He is the author of Ground Bound: A Novel in Verse, and Shoot From The Hip: a Poetic Novel.

JV Brummels is a poet, former professor at Wayne State College,and Director Emeritus at WSC Press. He has among his credits, a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Elkhorn Prize and the Mildred Bennett Award for contributions to the state’s literature from the Nebraska Center in 2008, and the Nebraska Book Award for Poetry. Besides being a poet, Brummels operates a ranch where he raises natural, grass-fed beef.