In Greek mythology, the Muses (Ancient Greek αἱ μοῦσαι, hai moũsai [1]: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- “think”[2]) are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance. They were water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and with Pieris, from which they are sometimes called the Pierides. The Olympian system set Apollo as their leader, Apollon Mousagetēs. Not only are the Muses explicitly used in modern English to refer to an inspiration, as when one cites his/her own artistic muse, but they are also implicit in words and phrases such as “amuse”, “amusement”, “museum”, “music”, and “musing upon”.
Tags: nine musesSharing Free Verse
- 14.Jan
- Shiny Star Withdrawl
wishing I wish
all the stars
would fall from
my eyesyou’ve made a
mess of me
of which incapable
to break free alonewhy won’t you
get carried away
on the edge again
darkness plays
Words of Another
- 05.Jan
- Song from 'Indian Queen Opera'
Song from ‘Indian Queen Opera’
I attempt from love’s sickness to fly in vain. Since I am myself my own fever, my own fever and pain. No more now no more now fond heart, with pride should we swell, thou canst not raise forces enough to rebel, I attempt from love’s sickness…. For love has more power [...]
Colours of Love
- 02.Jan
- You and I - like gum
but there was more
always more for me
just below the surface
and
after near death subsided
a rushing lake of passion
emerged again ….
it wouldn’t have just
stop flowing would it?
Me and myself said out loud
Random
- 27.Jan
- 1000 Books you must read before you die.
Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham
So Long, See you Tomorrow by William Maxwell
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
The Egoist by George Meredith
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Telling Truth
- 13.Jan
- noalone
shaking my head
at the numbers
of possibilities
ways and means
not to be aloneyou lay there
pathetic soldier
my bed you’ve slept
and i’m still
dirty within you
The Spirit
- 22.Jan
- Obama and Butterfly’s
There are butterfly’s in the air. A political speech writer for the Wall Street Journal wrote what she hopes Obama will shoot for with his inaugural address ….
“Will he reach for poetry? I hope so, if poetry is defined as no wasted words on the way to the thought and the thought is [...]
The Nine Muses
In Greek mythology, the Muses (Ancient Greek αἱ μοῦσαι, hai moũsai [1]: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- “think”[2]) are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional [...]
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- Vancouver Poetry House
- Come one, Come all to our AGM! February 18, 2010The Vancouver Poetry House AGM will be held: Sunday March 7 3-4 pm Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive Agenda includes -Financial, President’s and Program Reports -Election of Officers -New Business Membership renewals are due at the AGM. Membership must be current to participate in the AGM and to vote. Membership fee is $5. Yes, you can buy memberships at the AGM itself. Hope to [...]
- Van Slam Family Meeting: January 31st January 25, 2010On January 31st, the Vancouver Poetry Slam will be having a Van Slam Family Meeting to discuss and decide on the following topics/projects… So for those that are interested… The January Van Slam Family meeting will be held on January 31st at 6:30 PM at the Brittania Community Centre (1661 Napier Street) , specifically at the Learning [...]
- Come one, Come all to our AGM! February 18, 2010
