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Petrarch: an introduction . . .

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...

“Steps Toward a Poetry of Knowing” / Part Two

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,...

Under the Sign of the Mother: “Raphael-Novalis”

  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...

“Dante and Giotto; A Conversation” An Essay by Albert Steffen

"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...