Percy MacKaye / Our American Drama

At the Section meeting on June 11, I gave a lecture presentation on American poet, playwright, biographer, and impresario Percy MacKaye, along with a look at the extended MacKaye family: Steele MacKaye, Arvia MacKaye, Christy MacKaye, Robin MacKaye, Marion MacKaye....

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Rudolf Steiner’s Reading of “Novalis”

John the Baptist   Dear Friends, This is Lecture One and Lecture Two of a lecture series that I gave for friends and members of the Anthroposophical Society of America in April 2024. I revised these lectures for distribution to a wider public, especially for the...

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All Souls Poetry Night / Nov. 2, 2024

"Writing on the Wall; Dornach Hill, 2024" / photo Bruce Donehower   Dear Friends, On November 2, 2024 friends and members of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities celebrated a very special All Souls with a poetry night. Ten Section poets read...

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Poetry Night / October 12, 2024

"Planning Ahead" Photo by Elliot Tripp     October 14, 2024 Dear Friends, Several times each year, the Section has a Poetry Night at which friends and members of the Section read original poetry. Poetry lovers in the Section read favorite poems, if there is...

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Poems from the 2024 North American Section Conference

"Spirits of Place" / Photo by Elliott Tripp     Dear Friends: Section friend and member Susan Koppersmith put together a PDF collection of poems read in Toronto on Day Seven of the eight-day 2024 North American Section Conference. Here is a link to the PDF....

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2024 Saturday Poetry Book Club

Artwork: "Still Life" by Suri Oru   Dear Friends, Section friend and member George Reitnour in Pennsylvania shares this information about a monthly Saturday Poetry Book Club. New participants are welcome! "The Saturday Poetry Book Club occurs in-person and on...

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Section Meeting Schedule / Autumn 2024

German Graffiti Pencilled on Wall of Villa Farnesina, Rome. Written after a Sack of Rome. (photo: Bruce Donehower)     Dear Friends, Here is the Schedule for the Section Zoom meetings that originate on the San Juan Heights on the American River in Northern...

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2024 North American Section Conference

Announcement Artwork: "Tamalpais" by Marion Donehower   "The Genius of Language"* A North American Conference of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities A Celebration of Poetic Language and the Literary Imagination   San Francisco: September 7 -...

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2024 Section Conference / San Francisco Information

"The Youthful Poet Dreams" by William Blake SATURDAY LOCATION Swedenborgian Church 2701 Lyon Street SUNDAY LOCATION SF Waldorf High School 470 West Portal Avenue   Arrival Time for Saturday: 8:30-9:30. Coffee and snacks will be available.   Start Time for...

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