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“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 time. Original poetry has the spotlight and priority. We’re lucky that we have several poets who participate regularly in the Section meetings.
Poetry Nights occur on Zoom. Some of our poets reside in places far from Northern California.
The Section also sponsors New Moon Salons. These are evening of poetry, music, conversation, storytelling, jokes and snacks in the style of early romanticism. Since so many friends and members live at a distance, we switched to hybrid meetings for these salons.
Here are readings of the original poems performed by the Section poets who agreed to share their recorded meeting readings online.
Original poetry and fiction and artwork are ©2024 by the signed writer or artist.
Rachael Staudt
“Tor House” by Robinson Jeffers
Susan Koppersmith
“Ghazal for October”
Daniel Polikoff
“Flood 2”
Daniel Polikoff
“Goethe’s House”
Nicholas Morrow
“Dearest Vincent”
Nicholas Morrow
“The Blue Green Sea”
Mark McAlister
“Exercise from a Writing Class”
Peter Rennick
“Michaelmas Valentine”
Peter Rennick
“Sky Harbor Valentine”
Peter Rennick
“Last Stop Valentine”
Philip Thatcher
“Fort Prince of Wales: February 23 1770”
(Read by Bruce Donehower with permission of the poet)
