Petrarch as Singing Tree Dear Friends, At our February 21, 2026 Section meeting, we began an exploration of the Italian Renaissance, Renaissance Humanism, and the secular humanist literary tradition that is so central to our Section and its concerns. Although...
The Baby Maybe Needs Something? Rudolf Steiner's "First Address" / & Steps Toward a Poetry of Knowing Dear Friends, Although I wrote this meeting summary post four years ago in 2022 after a Section meeting where we celebrated Shakespeare's birthday,...
Dear Friends, Here is the author-edited video of the Zoom lecture that I delivered to the American Anthroposophical Society on January 5, 2026 as a Section contribution to the Society's Solstice and Holy Nights observances and celebration. This video is also...
"Flight into Egypt" / Giotto "Dante and Giotto; A Conversation" by Albert Steffen The most wonderful example of how a poet and painter, complementing each other in word and picture, can learn from one another is perhaps that of Dante and Giotto. A...
Is the Time at Hand? Dear Friends; Here is an introductory video to the December "100 Years Rudolf Steiner" Conference that I made in August 2025. Complete Program and Description of Conference Click this sentence if you want to read a complete PDF...
Dear Friends: Here is a video recording of the presentation that I gave at the December 2025 "100 Years Rudolf Steiner" Conference at Harvard University. This presentation arises directly from the ongoing work, meetings, conferences, and research of the North...
"Advice on a fuse box in Rome" 2026 Winter / Spring Section Meeting Schedule Dear Friends, Here is a "work in progress" schedule of the currently known events and meetings of the North American Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities of the...
Artwork: "The Floating World" by Marion Donehower "In the context of the present dire world situation in which we witness ever-present threats of destruction and darkness, thoughts about Beauty and the Beautiful assume an aura of utopian speculation. On the...
Artwork by Raphael and His Assistants Dear Friends, Here is the unedited Zoom video of the New Year 2025-26 reading of a storyteller version of "The Fairytale of Eros & Fable" by Novalis. This is my fresh translation for our 21st century. ...
"Temple Veil" by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) An Interview with Artist Marion Donehower from Stil Magazine Dear Friends, Marion Donehower is a member of the leadership group of the North American Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of...
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