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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New Owen Barfield Books / by Jeffrey Hipolito

  “Jeffrey Hipolito has produced a meticulous analysis of the creative oeuvre of Owen Barfield, the man known as ‘the first and last Inkling.’ While I was familiar with Barfield’s philosophy, I knew little about his extensive creative output; Hipolito has...

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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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2025 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 Section Conference / Keynote Lectures

"The Dawn of the Beautiful"     Dear Friends, While a full report and a "Proceedings of the Conference" lie yet ahead, here are recordings of the two lectures that began our eight-day 2024 North American Section Conference. I was fortunate to have pushed all...

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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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“Experiencing the Word” / by Mark McAlister

Artwork: Francis Barraud (1856-1924)    August, 2024 Dear Friends, At our Section Meeting on August 3, 2024, Mark McAlister from Toronto gave a very lively and personal presentation that traced his journey with poetry, eurythmy, speech training, and literature...

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Poetic Language & Literary Imagination

“I want to kindle every human being From out the spirit of the cosmos That he become a flame, And unfold in fire Her being's very nature.” -- Rudolf Steiner   “Beauty connects the I with the body.” — Rudolf Steiner   What is the Section? What does “It” do?...

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