“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...
“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....
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...
“Hyazinth & Rosenblütchen” von Novalis / German Language Performance Video
Hyazinth und Rosenblütchen - Ein Märchen von Novalis Gelesen von Marion Kleist Donehower Musik: Bruce Donehower / Video: Bruce Donehower English language version: click here.
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...
“Spring has returned!” / Sonnets to Orpheus
“Wildly Dancing Children” by Emil Nolde "Frühling ist wiedergekommen" "Spring has returned!" Sonnets to Orpheus / Part 1, Sonnet 21 / by Rainer Maria Rilke English Translation by Bruce Donehower. “Spring has returned! The earth is like a...
“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...
“Fine Matter” by Philip Thatcher
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“O! What can I dedicate to you, O Lord? Speak!” / Sonnets to Orpheus
“Claude, two years old, and his hobby horse,” by Pablo Picasso "Dir aber, Herr, o was weih ich dir . . ." O what can I dedicate to you, O Lord? Speak!" Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke / Part 1, Sonnet 20. English Translation by Bruce...
“Breath! You invisible poem!” / Sonnets to Orpheus
"Breathe!" artwork by Marion Donehower From Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke / Atmen, du unsichtbares Gedicht! / "Breath! You invisible poem!" Part 2 Sonnet 1 English Translation by Bruce Donehower. “Breath! You invisible poem! Back and...