Meeting Summaries

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....

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...

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...

“The Dawn of the Beautiful” / Morning Lectures from Day One of the 2024 North American Section Conference

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 the buttons correctly, and I was able to...