Comments on: Muse Schmuse http://www.silviaacevedo.com/index.php/2007/08/20/muse-schmuse/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:23:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.silviaacevedo.com/index.php/2007/08/20/muse-schmuse/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:05:56 +0000 http://www.silviaacevedo.com/?p=16#comment-17 *shudders* ICK! I can't believe you linked that poem. lol It's years old and more of a ditty than anything. In fact it's been years since even I've read it. It's actually kind of cute. I'm glad you enjoyed it. You must have googled me. *hides* The account that poem is under isn't my current one with writing.com. If you want to see my more recent poetry you can find it here: http://www.writing.com/main/portfolio.php?folder_id=1144335?rfrid=rklaffarsmith *shudders* ICK! I can’t believe you linked that poem. lol It’s years old and more of a ditty than anything. In fact it’s been years since even I’ve read it. It’s actually kind of cute. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

You must have googled me. *hides* The account that poem is under isn’t my current one with writing.com. If you want to see my more recent poetry you can find it here: http://www.writing.com/main/portfolio.php?folder_id=1144335?rfrid=rklaffarsmith

]]> By: Silvia http://www.silviaacevedo.com/index.php/2007/08/20/muse-schmuse/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Silvia Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:00:02 +0000 http://www.silviaacevedo.com/?p=16#comment-12 I look forward to it! I love hearing from fellow writers and reading what they've written elsewhere. Your poem on writing really spoke to me! Check it out, world, at Writing.com (http://www.writing.com/main/forums/message_id/795664). Also, writers, take her writer's quiz at http://www.rebeccalaffarsmith.com. Turns out I'm a pre-planner and not a panster, which describes me perfectly! I look forward to it! I love hearing from fellow writers and reading what they’ve written elsewhere. Your poem on writing really spoke to me! Check it out, world, at Writing.com (http://www.writing.com/main/forums/message_id/795664). Also, writers, take her writer’s quiz at http://www.rebeccalaffarsmith.com. Turns out I’m a pre-planner and not a panster, which describes me perfectly!

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.silviaacevedo.com/index.php/2007/08/20/muse-schmuse/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.silviaacevedo.com/?p=16#comment-7 *chuckles* I love your final line. I became so curious over these strange muses and their rather obvious non-existance once that I actually looked them up in more detail. There were nine daughters of Mnemosyne (the muses): Calliope (epic poetry) Clio (history) Erato (love poetry) Euterpe (lyric poetry) Melpomene (tragedy) Polyhymnia (songs to the gods) Terpsichore (dance) Thalia (comedy) Urania (astronomy) If we take note of the fact that there are none for novelists (other than tragedy, history, and comedy) we might begin to understand why many writers will sit around for eternity, not writing, while they wait for their muse. Having said that, given the wealth of horrendous 'love poetry' and dancers in the world perhaps it is further proof that the muses do not exist. *grins* Anyway, thanks for such an inspiring post. I'm starting from the back of your archives and working forward so, heads up, you're about to have a comment storm. *chuckles* *chuckles* I love your final line.

I became so curious over these strange muses and their rather obvious non-existance once that I actually looked them up in more detail. There were nine daughters of Mnemosyne (the muses):

Calliope (epic poetry)
Clio (history)
Erato (love poetry)
Euterpe (lyric poetry)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Polyhymnia (songs to the gods)
Terpsichore (dance)
Thalia (comedy)
Urania (astronomy)

If we take note of the fact that there are none for novelists (other than tragedy, history, and comedy) we might begin to understand why many writers will sit around for eternity, not writing, while they wait for their muse. Having said that, given the wealth of horrendous ‘love poetry’ and dancers in the world perhaps it is further proof that the muses do not exist. *grins*

Anyway, thanks for such an inspiring post. I’m starting from the back of your archives and working forward so, heads up, you’re about to have a comment storm. *chuckles*

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