Friends of D. H. Lawrence

Friends of D.H. Lawrence

friendsofdhlawrence.org • Taos, New Mexico

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The Friends of D.H. Lawrence is a not-for-profit educational and cultural organization dedicated to preserving and fostering the rich heritage of creativity left by D.H. and Frieda Lawrence, including the preservation and renovation of the D. H. Lawrence Ranch north of Taos. Membership is open to all who want to sustain the Lawrence's legacy.

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Our next event

The Taos Friends of D.H. Lawrence have announced the date of their third annual spring reading.

The program, entitled “D.H. Lawrence and Friends, a Festival of New Mexico Writers,” will be presented Friday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at Mabel Dodge Luhan House.

A series of local writers, teachers and literary enthusiasts will read from the great works of New Mexico literature, which will include a wide selection of works ranging from D.H. Lawrence to Frank Waters, with many others to be included.

As many as a dozen readers will read selections in a fast-paced format that engages the audience. The spring readings have drawn packed houses for the past two years.

Contact:
Sam Richardson
758-9539

This year’s “D.H. Lawrence and Friends, a Festival of New Mexico Writers” will be dedicated to the memory of Arthur (Art) Bachrach. The Taos community was saddened to hear about the passing of Art on December 19, 2011. ..... Read More....

Broadcast of "A Festival of New Mexico Writers"
held at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House on Apr 9, 2009

The Mabel Dodge Luhan House reading is posted in audio format at http://www.culturalenergy.org/lawrence.htm. This page includes other related talks & interviews about Lawrence and the period, including Mabel Dodge Luhan & John Collier Sr. We also have a smaller selection on the SOMOS page http://www.culturalenergy.org/somos.htm.

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Cultural Energy
A Non-Profit Organization Creating Media Voices
for Youth, Arts & Activism for Northern New Mexico
192 Blueberry Hill, HCR74 Box 21912, El Prado, NM 87529
575-758-9791 energy@culturalenergy.org
http://www.culturalenergy.org
To Listen: http://www.culturalenergy.org/listenlinks.htm

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Twenty-five of the Top 50 most popular books about New Mexico.
Other lists available upon request.

1.       Death Comes for the Archbishop. Willa Cather.
2.       Bless me Ultima. Rudolpho Anaya.
3.       Milagro Beanfield War. John Nichols.
4.       The Man Who Killed the Deer. Frank Waters.
5.       No Life for a Lady. Agnes Morley Cleveland.
6.       Red Sky at Morning. Richard Bradford.
7.       Great River. Paul Horgan.
8.       Tularosa. C.L. Sonnieshen.
9.       House at Otowi Bridge. Peggy Pond Church.
10      Riders to Cibola. Norman Zellinger
11.     Sky Determines. Calvin Ross.
12.     Centuries of Santa Fe. Paul Horgan.
13.      New Mexico Place Names. T.M. Pearce.
14.      Wind Leaves No Shadow. Ruth Laughlin.
15.      No High Adobe. Dorothy Pillsbury.
16.      Dance Hall of the Dead. Tony Hillerman.
17.      Conquest of Don Pedro. Harvey Ferguson.
18.      Great Taos Bank Robbery. Ton Hillerman.
19.      Lamy of Santa Fe, His Life and Times. Paul Horgan.
20.      Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian Russell.
21.      New Mexico. Marc Simons.
22.      New Mexico, Rio Grande and Other Essays.
            Tony Hillerman/David Muench.
23.       Black Range Tales. James A. McKenna.
24.       Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso. Alice Marriott.
25.      People of the Valley. Frank Waters.

D.H. Lawrence writings with a Taos setting:
Phoenix (Contains essays about Taos)
“The Princess,” in Complete Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence (The heroine resembles Dorothy Brett)
“Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine,” in Phoenix II
St. Mawr (Novella that ends in San Cristobal)
The Woman Who Rode Away and Other Stories (Short story with a Mexico setting but drawing heavily on Taos experience)
Mornings in Mexico

A few, just a few, others at random:
Blood and Thunder. Hampton Sides.
So far from God. Ana Castillo.
Spinning Sun, Grinning Moon. Max Evans.
Skeleton of a Bridge. Robert Mirabal.
The Rounders. Max Evans.
The Journal of Antonio Montoya. Rick Collignon.
The Autobiography of Kit Carson. Kit Carson.
Lorenzo in Taos. Mabel Dodge Lujan.

Membership Information

Friends of DHL Membership annual dues:
Student    $10
Adult         $20
Family      $30

Send membership checks (with name and address) to:
Friends of D. H. Lawrence
PO Box 1177
Taos, NM 87571

The Friends of D.H. Lawrence Board:

Bill Haller, President
Sam Richardson, Vice President
Robert Cafazzo
Judith Bronner
Kathleen Knoth
Mark Lujan
Nita Murphy
Kathy Miller
Jean Stevens

Friends of D. H. Lawrence PO Box 1177 Taos, NM 87571 dhlfriends@msn.com friendsofdhlawrence.org