Meeting Summaries

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,...

“100 Years Rudolf Steiner” Conference Report & Introduction

Is the Time at Hand?   Dear Friends; Here is an introductory video to the December "100 Years Rudolf Steiner" Conference that I made in August 2025.    Complete Program and Description of Conference Click this sentence if you want to read a complete PDF...

Section Presentation at the 2025 Harvard Conference: “100 Years Rudolf Steiner”

  Dear Friends: Here is a video recording of the presentation that I gave at the December 2025 "100 Years Rudolf Steiner" Conference at Harvard University.   This presentation arises directly from the ongoing work, meetings, conferences, and research of the North...