Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: How much we hope to express ourselves—to have true expression! But is there a way we ourselves interfere with it? Does the way we see the world and other people determine how well we’ll express ourselves?  And what do these questions have to do with poetry, and the need… Read more

Kevin Fennell, Aesthetic Realism associate and critic of music, writes: I love the poem by Eli Siegel “The World Says, I’m Your Valentine, My Dear”! In a charming, humorous, greatly musical, yet strictly logical way it illustrates a central idea of Aesthetic Realism: that every person’s deepest, most insistent desire is to like the world.… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What does Thoreau’s famous essay “Civil Disobedience”—both where it’s correct and where it’s incorrect—have to do with America now, including the recent shutdown? And are the mistakes that governments make related to opposites that confuse each of us in our own personal lives? Read “People, Literature,… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Women and men so often feel and show to one another, thinking they’re in the midst of the greatest love and romance: “You’re the only thing I need!” and “When we’re together no one else matters!” Yet why do wives and husbands feel distant from each other, resentful of… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Everyone longs for happiness. Yet so often, even if a woman gets what she thinks will make her happy–including love, popularity, financial success–she still feels that something huge is missing, that happiness is not hers. At this thrilling event, consultant Devorah Tarrow and associates Lynette Abel and I will… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “Our Just-Me & Other People” is about one of the biggest matters in everyone’s life: a rift in us between ourselves alone, and ourselves with others, caring for others. You’ll be thrilled to see how a noted American writer, Henry David Thoreau, represents this deep question of self. Magnificent understanding of… Read more

Donita Ellison is an art educator and Aesthetic Realism associate, originally from Springfield, Missouri. She writes about “Le Corbusier & the Debate in People between Coolness & Warmth” by Dale Laurin, RA: I first learned about the 20th-century architect Le Corbusier when I was an art major in college, and I was especially moved by… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: As 2019 begins, two subjects that affect every person tremendously are success and expression. What is real success? What is true expression? What interferes with both? —And: what do two important New England writers have to do with everyone’s life? Read “Literature, & the Life We Want,” this great… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The Understanding Marriage! class of Saturday, January 12th, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, will be a wonderfully practical event conducted by Aesthetic Realism consultants Barbara Allen, Anne Fielding, and Meryl Nietsch-Cooperman: “Longed for in Marriage: The Oneness of Encouragement & Criticism.” The class is open to all women. The… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “What Can We Learn from Music about Our Lives?” is the title of an exciting public seminar that will take place on Thursday, Jan 3, 2019, at 6:30 PM. The speakers are musicians, singers, and educators. With musical examples from classical, to jazz, to rock ‘n’ roll, they will… Read more