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The Circling Round

The poet’s deeper understanding of the spiritual origins of religion while studying Anthroposophy. The poems were written over a span of many seasons of the soul, some in earlier decades of her life. The universal themes are interwoven with her biography, especially the pain of confronting self-knowledge and the enigma of evil. Her inspiration has been sparked from seasons and dear family members.

I offer this compendium of poems in a spirit of deep gratitude for all I have received from the wisdom of Anthroposophy and the resurrection forces of The Christian Community, as well as the treasured companionship of family and friends in destiny. My husband and I have followed the golden thread of Anthroposophy, the work of Rudolf Steiner (1861 to 1925). Some fruits of Anthroposophy for the world are Waldorf Education, Bio-Dynamic Farming, Anthroposophical Medicine, Camphill Movement for special-needs children and adults, the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech Formation, Drama, painting, and architecture, as well as the Christian Community, The Movement For Religious Renewal. –Joanna Nealon

The cover art is a veil painting called “Michael Triumphant” by DoloresRose Dauenhauer (1941- 2015) – the founder of the Rudolf Steiner Bookstore in Seattle, WA.

About the Author

Joanna Nealon: I grew up, the third of five children, in an old houseboat on Ash Creek in Bridgeport, Connecticut. At age seventeen I learned I had a serious eye condition and two years later I woke up one morning without my sight. It was after this loss that I encountered so many inspiring people who would change my life completely, beginning with my husband, Kenneth Ingham, also newly blinded, who I met at The Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Massachusetts. I received a B.A. in French Literature from the just budding University of Bridgeport on Long Island Sound, where classes were held in charming old mansions. With the help and encouragement of my remarkable French professor, Dr. John Rassias, I won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. Rassias went on to an extraordinary career at Dartmouth, where he is renowned for his dynamic language-teaching techniques and his work as head of the Peace Corps for the Francophone countries in Africa. My husband obtained a Ph.D. in Physics from Brandeis University and became an entrepreneur, while I ‘went on’ to the challenge and delight of bringing up three children and writing lots of poetry. Including this collection, I have seven published books (see note after preface for titles) and three more awaiting publication. Over the years, I have had the honor of reciting at various wonderful venues in Massachusetts, such as Tapestry of Voices (Annual April Poetry Festival at the B.P.L), Stone Soup, Ibbetson Street, Walden Pond, Chapter and Verse, Main Street Cafés(c), and Newton and Brockton Library Series. In addition, since 1992 I have participated in poetry programs at Norfolk and Bay State Prisons.

Additional information

Weight 12 oz
Dimensions 6 × 0.2 × 9 in
Author

ISBN13

9789810979793

Published

March 2016

Format

Paperback

Pages

94

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