Lifting the Veil

“Spring Cloud Study” by John Constable Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on October 24, 2020 via Zoom. Meeting Summary We began the meeting with a few...

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“Alle Menschen” by Novalis

At the meeting of the local Section group on April 18, 2020, we discussed one of the very last poems that Novalis wrote: “Alle Menschen seh ich Leben.” This prompted a lively dialogue concerning translation. I hope we can continue this discussion in future meetings....

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Apprentices & Fairy Tales

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on October 17, 2020 via Zoom. Meeting Summary We started our meeting a bit early at 6:40 to allow more time for...

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Apprentices of Sais

“Still Life” by Suri Oru Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on October 10, 2020 via Zoom. Meeting Summary We made slight changes to the rhythm of our...

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Rilke Part 1 Sonnet 21 “Fruhling ist weidergekommen”

“Wildly Dancing Children” by Emil Nolde Frühling ist wiedergekommen [Spring has returned] Part 1, Sonnet 21.     English Translation by Bruce Donehower. “Spring has returned. The earth is like a child who knows some poetry; quite a bit, actually. Lots . . ....

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“Hyacinth & Rosebud” by Novalis

Performed at the Festival of Initiative in Manitoba, CA on August 12, 2023.   Hyacinth and Rosebud  A Performance Video Read by Margit Ilgen and and Marion Kleist Donehower Music: Bruce Donehower / Video: Bruce Donehower       Original German...

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“Fine Matter” by Philip Thatcher

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Rilke Part 1 Sonnet 20 “Dir aber Herr”

“Claude, two years old, and his hobby horse,” by Pablo Picasso Dir aber, Herr, o was weih ich dir, sag . . . [O what can I dedicate to you, o Lord? Speak . . . ] Part 1, Sonnet 20.   English Translation by Bruce Donehower. “O what can I dedicate to you, o Lord?...

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Rilke Part 2 Sonnet 1 “Atmen”

“God creates man and gives him breath” by Marc Chagall Atmen, du unsichtbares Gedicht! [Breath, you invisible poem!] Part 2 Sonnet 1. English Translation by Bruce Donehower. “Breath, you invisible poem! Back and forth, back and forth, exchanging in and out world space...

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