“For California is a Poem!” Words by Ina Coolbrith. Photo by Bruce Donehower Here is a summary of recent events and a look ahead to autumn, the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness." A Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...
“The Singing Tree can’t be put down; it is immediately engaging. This is a first-rate work, witty and observant and with a central character one can’t help but believe in and care about, a work that is genuinely of and for the Imagination. It is an ecological story, a...
In 1770-1771 Goethe, twenty-one years old, lived in Strasbourg as a law student. He had recently recovered from a near fatal illness, and in the flush of recovery he came to an understanding of his poetic genius. This is a famous love poem that originated at that time...
By Rudolf Steiner Translated by Bruce Donehower This short introduction to GA 32 was taken from an essay given at Dornach by Rudolf Steiner in June 1920. For commentary and background to this essay, visit the post for September 8, 2021. ____________ Introduction to...
“A Poem Found Written on a Rock at the American River” / Photo by Bruce Donehower A North American Zoom Meeting for the Section of the Literary Arts and Humanities! On Sunday September 19, 2021, at 1 pm Pacific Time, the collegium of the Section for the Literary Arts...
The 2021 Fair Oaks Summer Fairy Tale Group By Marion Donehower “When did it happen? Where did it happen? Did it happen at all? Is it happening now?” “All fairy tales are dreams from a distant homeland everywhere and nowhere.” -- Novalis _____________ I already...
Marguerite Miller was the North American representative to the Goetheanum for the Section of the Literary Arts and Humanities in the North American Collegium of the School for Spiritual Science from December 1999 to July 2019. This article dates from 2006. Bruce...
"Dale" Photo by Bruce Donehower A Sonnet for a Dog “Du, mein Freund, bist einsam” “You, my friend, are lonely. Sonnets to Orpheus / Part 1, Sonnet 16 / by Rainer Maria Rilke In this performance video, Marion recites in German. My translation of the German...
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