Poetry

Parzival’s Quest

A video made to celebrate the May 2023 Grail Conference at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. The video includes photos of the Arlesheim grottoes and poems by Section Poets and poet-friends of the Section. The poems were taken to the Grail Conference...

Poetry Reading by Peter Rennick

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 Philip Thatcher

North American poet Philip Thatcher reads poems from his collections "Fine Matter" and "Good Time" that were inspired by Samuel Hearne (1745 - 1792).

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...

Winter Solstice Poetry Night / December 17, 2022

Dec 29, 2022 | Meeting Summaries, Poetry

“Poetry arises from the natural action of the human spirit. Does not every human being strive and compose at every...

“Misty Mountain Musings” / Poetry by Nicholas Morrow

Dec 4, 2022 | Books & Essays, Poetry

Nichols Morrow premiered and read from his new book of poetry at the Section meeting on November 5, 2022. The newly...

“Celebrating the Mountain” / All Souls, 2021

Nov 17, 2021 | Poetry, Videos

“The Poets' Path / Entering the Mountain” Photo by Bruce Donehower “Celebrating the Mountain” This 30-minute...

Philip Thatcher, North American Poet

Nov 3, 2021 | Meeting Summaries, Poetry

“Reading the River” photo by Bruce Donehower "At a Glance . . .” On Saturday October 30 poet Philip Thatcher gave a...

Performance Video/A Poem by Johann von Goethe “Welcome and Departure” (“Wilkommen und Abschied”)

Sep 9, 2021 | Poetry, Videos

In 1770-1771 Goethe, twenty-one years old, lived in Strasbourg as a law student. He had recently recovered from a near...

“Hearing Rilke”

Apr 16, 2021 | Books & Essays, Poetry, Rilke Project

The Tower of Muzot, where Rilke completed the Duino Elegies and wrote the Sonnets to Orpheus in 1922 An Essay on the...

“Alle Menschen” by Novalis

Oct 20, 2020 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis, Poetry, Videos

At the meeting of the local Section group on April 18, 2020, we discussed one of the very last poems that Novalis...

“Fine Matter” by Philip Thatcher

Oct 8, 2020 | Books & Essays, Poetry

Purchase in Canada Les Éditions Perceval Percevalbooks2001@gmail.com USA Customers: US $30.00 (postage included in the...

“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats

Sep 19, 2020 | Fairytales (Märchen), Poetry, Videos

A performance video of John Keats' La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Read by Margit Ilgen; original music by Bruce...

“An den Mond” by Goethe

Sep 17, 2020 | Poetry, Videos

“Wald und Wasserfall im Mondschein” by Carl Gustav Carus The poem An den Mond by Goethe has a musical setting by...

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