Fanuidhol
Cloudy Head
Welcome to Denver's Mythopoeic Society discussion group. The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit international literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantasy and mythic literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. The word "mythopoeic" (myth-oh-PAY-ik or myth-oh-PEE-ic) means "mythmaking" or "productive of myth". It is a word that fits well the fictional and mythic works of the three authors, who were prominent members of an informal literary circle known as the Inklings, which met in Oxford, England, between the 1930s and 1950s.
The members of Fanuidhol meet once a month to discuss mythopoeic literature. The discussion group is open to anyone with an interest in the Inklings or mythic fantasy in general.
Previous meetings:
April 20, 1997 Topic: organization/Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
May 25 Topic: Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
June 22 . Topic: Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip
July 20. Topic: The Wood Wife by Terri Windling. Minutes are now available. Thanks, Tina!
August 17 . Topic: report on Mythcon XXVIII; possible future Colorado MythCon.
September 6 at the Longs Peak Highland Festival in Estes Park, Colorado. Bardic Circle in the evening. Stories, songs, instruments, poetry, refreshments. News: G. R. Grove took second place in Celtic Harp at the competition; Patricia Yarrow, third.
October 19 at Pat, Debra and Tina's home. In honor of the Halloween season, we discussed Wyrd Sisters, Terry' Pratchett's comic look at Macbeth.
November 16's : Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling.
December was cancelled due to the holidays. January 1998 was J.R.R. Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters.
For February, we discussed Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
March 22, was partly reports on books being discussed for the Mythopoeic Award, partly planning for a possible MythCon bid for the year 2002, with a Shakespearean theme.
April 26, further reports on Mythopoeic Award nominees.
May 9, further reports on Mythopoeic Award nominees.
June 1998: finalists for the Mythopoeic Award
July, 1998 - no meeting due to Mythcon
August, 1998, meeting cancelled due to illness.
September, 1998: Bardic Circle at Longs Peak Scottish Irish Festival
October, 1998: Bump in the Night Bardic Circle, October 30
To contact Fanuidhol, e-mail Patricia Yarrow at 
yarrowp@mscd.edu
Return to Pat's home page.
Last update: 11/11/98