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Celebrating the Kalevala

Poetry and Music to celebrate the Kalevala, the Finnish National epic.

Forging the Sky, Singing of the Sampo

The Poetry Society of NH will celebrate the Kalevala, the Finnish National epic, with poetry music, and Runeberg’s tarts and other Finnish pastries on October 11th beginning at 6PM at artstream, 56 North Main Street, Rochester, NH. Music will be performed by the Maine Kanteles on Finnish lapharps, the national musical instrument of Finland. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact the poetrysocietyofnh @ gmail.com

The Kalevala was compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century from folk tunes or runo songs. The meter of these songs is trochaic tetrameter, made familiar to us by Longfellow, a contemporary of Lönnrot, in his Song of Hiawatha. Tolkien based his lyrical language of Middle Earth’s elves on the Finnish he read in the Kalevala. The themes of the Kalevala are typical of such stories and follow the lines of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey, with the birth of the hero, the battles between good and evil, the pursuit of a sacred object (the Sampo), shape shifting, demons, and magic. However, the heroism celebrated in this epic comes not from physical strength, but through magical songs.

The Poetry Society of NH is a non profit, state-wide membership organization dedicated to the promotion of poetry. The society publishes the quarterly journal The Poets Touchstone, sponsors poetry contests and hosts poetry readings and workshops. The society also publishes anthologies, most recently The 2008 Poets Guide to NH and The Other Side of Sorrow, Poets Speak Out About Conflict, War and Peace, and the occasional chapbook. The society can be reached at poetrysocietyofnh @ gmail.com

artstream gallery is a wonderful gallery and studio in downtown Rochester which supports contemporary artists through shows which provide plenty of space and light for each featured artist. In addition they sell fine art, offer art classes, and web design. For more info visit:
www.artstreamstudios.com

The Maine Kanteles formed the non-profit Kantele Laulu, Inc a 501(c)3 with a mission to promote education in and awareness of the kantele and its significance in Finnish culture. They have performed throughout New England, and in Canada and Finland. www.kantelelaulu.com/M...nteles.htm

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Patricia Frisella, President
Poetry Society of NH
PO Box 637
Farmington, NH 03835
603-332-0732
frisellaster @ gmail.com

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