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Dee Member Elite
since 2000-08-19
Posts 2330Queensland, Australia 
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This is the first time I have had a lot to do with a lot of poets and I would like to ask you all a question ...... or two. I am trying to learn as much as I can about the poetry "comunity" and I figure this is one way to do it. How do you see your muse? Like a guiding spirit, a being of lore, or something more tangable - flesh and blood? Would you be prepared to tell me about them, or if not, would you tell me why not? Either posting to #10 or private email is fine by me. I would love to hear your stories. Thanks all, Dee [This message has been edited by Dee (edited 10-13-2000).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
I love this question! Yes, I feel a muse is a very real, tangible force although I'm not certain how to describe it. I believe it is the metaphor. To me, it isn't always there, it only comes in times of stark vulnerability and honesty from my soul. That is where it lives and that is where it breathes words. Sometimes I feel it is resting, just below the surface, allowing me to experience, inhale, renew, and perhaps learn that others words are just as important, if not more important than mine for a time, and that I should allow them to filter in and refresh my spirit. My muse drifts over me, awakens me, like ardrenlin, surging through me, and propels me into writing, a line here, a word there, until I feel the electricity of the meaning and I blend it all together. I feel a good metaphor is most definitely something no writer can do without. I feel it is the soul of a poet. To me, my muse is the metaphor, a very real part of my soul that allows me to compare one thing to another, and my deepest wish is express the ordinary into the extraordinary.< !signature--> Kathleen [This message has been edited by Irish Rose (edited 10-16-2000).] |
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Dee Member Elite
since 2000-08-19
Posts 2330Queensland, Australia |
Thanks Kathleen, I don't really know much about muses so I would love to learn more. I know my inspiration comes from friends and events in my life, but have never really thought about the concept of a muse until so many spoke of it here. I hope I can learn a lot from you all. Dee |
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Dee Member Elite
since 2000-08-19
Posts 2330Queensland, Australia |
Bump |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
I am interested in this challenge, and when my muse gets into action she can help me write a poem about herself. I must agree with Kathleen, my muse used to be drawn from my experiences in life and that muse still exists though in a smaller way than before. I guess one of my muses is curiosity, questioing everything and searching exploring the depths of myself and of humanity. My second muse is one in the flesh, a person, who has inspired many new things in me and helped me feel new emotions. I have begun the poem and will probably post it next week. Bumping up this great challenge. "an afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree the hands of he and the promise that s/he is blessed among women". Patti Smith |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Dee~ Well, I don't know where they come from but I do know that my muses have distinct personalities. They are numerous and I've taken the time to name them, as they come to me. Camilla - muse of nature Poppie - muse of my laughter SkyeLara - muse of my Native Cherokee Sasha - muse of memory and family Mona - muse of the car and romantic song Destin - muse of historic events Meona - muse of sadness of others Callie - muse of mushy love poems Kirstin - muse of teenage days Cassandra - muse of the blues Sliter, Twiter and Tambra - kitchen cabinet muses of surprise (yes, there's three of them) I think that for me there is a difference in the inspiration that I get from another poet and the pieces that are from my muses. For me - the muse(s) delivers the entire piece, almost without pausing to see if I'm keeping up.  I have a (favorite) muse who rides in my car. There are those who might giggle at this notion, but she's as real as the words you're reading right now. Sometimes the muses deliver a piece to my fingertips that flourishes to the page and is quite done before I realize I've written it. None of the muses seem to invade the others space. But they can get quite insistent if and when I have a tendency to ignore them. I've been known to lease/loan one out on occasion with outstanding results from the borrower. So ... don't ask me to explain them ... just know that I'm thankful for them. What an interesting topic. I will look forward to the replies from others. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
My muse often wakes me in the night and drags me out of a deep sleep towards my computer! |
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Dee Member Elite
since 2000-08-19
Posts 2330Queensland, Australia |
Thanks guys! I hadn't really thought too much about the question myself until I started reading some of your answers. I still don't know my answer yet. I do know that Auguste has a bit to do with it. Dee |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
Great question! I'd never really thought of it before. There are times when my muse is flesh and blood. There have been two special men in my life who inspired me to write on a very regular basis. Almost as if the creative energy were flowing from them with every touch or glance. Marge, I had to laugh when reading your list of muses. In my binder which I keep of all my writings, I've categorized my poetry. Not alphebetically or by mood, but by inspiration. Poems written for my students are in one section, poems for lovers in another, for my family in yet another. I'd never taken the time to consider I had a separate muse for each. What an interesting way to look at it! |
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