About us
We choose a dozen classic literature items, books, plays and poetry, every year and meet monthly to discuss one. Usually the person who suggested a particular item leads the discussion. We now meet in the spectacular Bend “Central Library” on far east 27th Street.
Meetings are mostly on the 3rd Tuesday, start at 5:30 PM and end at 7:30. Get there a little early to find parking and then hike to the meeting room: I will try to always reserve Meeting Room 1 on the 2nd floor, NW corner.
The people who attend have varied life experiences and enough initiative to read and thoughtfully critique the selections.
I don't think any of us are closet literature professionals.
September is our traditional meeting for the next year’s reading choices. “Classic” is vague enough to encompass Homer and the Egyptians to Cormac McCarthy in time and from sonnets to block busters in genre. The definition of classic we came across once: worth re reading. We generally avoid very long or excessively abstruse selections. So have avoided Gravity’s Rainbow, Infinite Jest, The Fairie Queen, and Tales of the Genji. But a passionate nomination tends to win the day. If you’re not attending, email submissions are fine. Just to be safe, pick two entries and we will figure some mechanism for choosing at the September 17 2026 meeting.
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