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ES Poet Peter Rennick read his "Valentine" poems at a Section meeting on February 11, 2023 in celebration of Valentine's Day. Here is an MP3 recording of the reading. Artwork by Suri Oru 3.5.23
Poetry Reading by Peter Rennick
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“Toward A Poetics of Wholeness” by Clifford Venho
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Section Meeting Schedule: Winter / Spring 2023
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A presentation given at the Section meeting on November 26, 2022. Kathleen Raine, a poet and scholar, was the founder of the Temenos Institute. In this lecture, I discuss Raine's contribution to the literary arts and humanities, and I discuss her idea of "Tradition."...
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A presentation given at the Section meeting on December 17, 2022.
Winter Solstice Poetry Night / December 17, 2022
“Poetry arises from the natural action of the human spirit. Does not every human being strive and compose at every moment?” -- Novalis, Heinrich von Ofterdingen Poetry Night / Winter Solstice Celebration On December 17, 2022, the Section for the Literary Arts...
“The Winged Lion” / Lecture by Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott joined our Section meeting on December 10, 2022 to give a presentation on "The Background to the Gospel of St. Mark," a cycle of lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in various locations during the years 1910-1911. This 30-minute lecture was followed by a...