Meeting Summaries

Our First In-Person New Moon Salon! / Well . . . Since the Start of the Covid Crisis

"The long night had just begun. The old hero struck his shield, and it resounded far and wide through the desolate streets of the city. He made the sign three times.” — Novalis, from Klingsohr’s Fairytale It was three years ago, at about this time in...

Shakespeare / A View from the Stage & Glimpse from the Gallery

Fred Dennehy and I brought Shakespeare back into our Section conversations at the meeting on October 29, 2022,. Fred surveyed the authorship question and then moved to the play Hamlet. Fred has acted in several plays by Shakespeare, and he enlivened the evening with a...

“The Genius of the English Language” / Presentation by Clifford Venho

"The Youthful Poet's Dream" by William Blake Clifford Venho joined our Section meeting on October 22, 2022 to give a presentation on "The Genius of the English Language," with reference to the poem Beowulf and to the poets Chaucer and Shakespeare. In addition...

Philip Thatcher / A Poetry Reading

Poet Philip Thatcher joined our meeting to read from his books of poetry Fine Matter and Good Time. Philip's books are available: Here is a chaptered video of the Evening with Poet Philip Thatcher Purchase in Canada Les Éditions Perceval...

“The Bloody Sire” by Robinson Jeffers

“The Bloody Sire” by Robinson Jeffers

Mar 30, 2024 | Meeting Summaries, Poetry

Staircase Inside Hawk Tower, built by poet Robinson Jeffers by hand stone by stone for his wife Una Dear...

The Castle Siebeneichen / Where Novalis Wrote “Hymns to the Night,” “Heinrich von Ofterdingen,” & Other Works

The Castle Siebeneichen / Where Novalis Wrote “Hymns to the Night,” “Heinrich von Ofterdingen,” & Other Works

Mar 29, 2024 | Lectures, Meeting Summaries, Novalis, Videos

Easter, 2024 Dear Friends, On May 2, 2021, Section friends and members celebrated the 249th anniversary of the...

A Mysterious Singer

A Mysterious Singer

Aug 22, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

“Handschrift” Novalis

“Handschrift” Novalis

Aug 15, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

Hymns to the Night

Hymns to the Night

Aug 8, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

Star Wisdom in Novalis

Star Wisdom in Novalis

Aug 1, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

“Cave Music” & Novalis

“Cave Music” & Novalis

Jul 25, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

Friedrich Hiebel on Novalis

Friedrich Hiebel on Novalis

Jul 18, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

Conscience & Clouds

Conscience & Clouds

Jul 11, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

Heinrich von Ofterdingen

Heinrich von Ofterdingen

Jul 4, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

“He was an environment in which people came to be changed.” Words spoken in reference to Novalis “To those, who...

The Unborn

The Unborn

Jun 27, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis

Here is a summary of the recent weekly Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair...

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