Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “The Art of Responding to Value” is about the thrilling way Aesthetic Realism understands this subject: What does it mean to be a good critic? Do we attach a value to some things that they don’t truly have—while not seeing the real value, the goodness, the beauty in other things, including… Read more

Steve Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: This new issue of The Right Of is about the most important matter in every person’s life: “Should the World Be Known—or Managed?” There’s an article in which a contemporary woman describes, with depth and also humor, learning from Aesthetic Realism how to see more meaning in people, including those… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: For an immensely exciting and valuable experience, read “The Criticism of Poetry & Life”—the new issue of TRO. It describes the importance for every person of being a true critic—and describes what a true critic is, and explains why our judgments can go wrong. It gives the basis on… Read more

Nancy Huntting, speaker on women’s issues, and originally from Cincinnati, OH, writes: I first read this poem by Eli Siegel when I was in my 20s. Through lines so musical they stayed in my mind, I learned about the fight in me between hoping for love and wanting to feel free. This poem has the… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: This new issue of TRO, “The Sincerity We Need,” is urgent, moving, magnificently clarifying. It is about something people have longed to understand: what is sincerity?—and what interferes with one’s own?  It is about a matter tremendously important both for individuals and for our nation: what does true poetry,… Read more

Steve Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: This new issue of The Right Of does something great—and urgently needed. It shows how the study of what poetry really is can teach us to see the world and ourselves truly! How can poetry, the real thing, have us see the ordinary moments of our lives with… Read more

Barbara Kestenbaum, who worked in Special Education for over 30 years, writes: I remember, when my son was born, looking at his tiny fingers with awe and asking, “Who is this little boy?” And as many parents also do, I worried, “Will I be a good mother?” When I read “The Child,” a chapter from… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Does art have a usefulness much greater than has been realized? Is poetry, when authentic, justice to reality; and can we—and do we need to—learn from it? The latest issue of TRO is thrilling in its answers to these questions, including a groundbreaking description of what is necessary for racism to end.… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Do we need to see what poetry is in order to understand how we want to be in our lives? “Poetry’s Opposites–& Ours” says Yes! There is the latest installment of Eli Siegel’s powerful lecture A Statement about Poetry: Some Instances. And there’s a description of a modern woman’s confusion about life, love, family, work:… Read more

Ruth Oron, born in Israel, is an essayist, sculptor, and Aesthetic Realism associate. She writes: People everywhere are troubled by their inability to give deep attention to things outside themselves. In his great lecture Mind and Attention, Eli Siegel provides the explanation of what true attention is, and why people have difficulty giving it. For… Read more