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Tag Archives | France
Imagination
Imagination - Wall art graffiti in Carcassonne France (at Centre Ville De Carcassonne).
Artis Henderson
Who: Artis Henderson Where: Florida, United States. What: Artis is an award-winning journalist and essayist. She writes the “Sandy Days, Salty Nights” relationship column for Florida Weekly, which won her two Florida Press Association awards. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Gulfshore Business, Naples Illustrated, and the online literary journal […]
David Georgi
Who: David Georgi Where: New York, NY, USA What: David worked on a new English translation of the poems of medieval French poet François Villon. The book is François Villon, Poems, published by Northwestern University Press, 2013. David studied medieval literature and modern poetry at Yale University and New York University (Ph.D., Comparative Literature). […]
Mary Scurlock
Who: Mary Scurlock Where: Richmond, Virginia What: Artist and Teacher. Mary is a a painter and mixed media artist. She teaches in the Center for the Arts and the International Baccalaureate programs in Henrico Public Schools. In Her Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at La Muse? The […]
Melanie Simms
Who: Melanie Simms Where: Coventry, England What: Writer and academic. Melanie is an associate professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick just outside Coventry. In Her Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at La Muse? La Muse was such an amazing experience. Peaceful time for writing, cooking, walking and […]
Patricia Nolan-Brown
Who: Patricia Nolan-Brown Where: Wakefield, Massachusetts What: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Author. Patricia is the inventor of the original Rear-Facing Carseat Mirror (selling worldwide) and has been inventing and marketing problem solving products for over 20 years. She holds five patents and several trademarks. Check out Patricia’s great book Idea to Invention if you want to […]
Urania - Astronomy
Urania is a very spacious double room with a queen-size bed. Eldest of the muses, Urania, as with all the other muses at La Muse is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, her name coming from the Greek word for ‘heavenly’ or ‘of heaven.’ In Greek mythology she was the muse of astronomy and is […]
Calendar - 2012 Retreats
Our calendar offers you the choice of one and three-week retreats. In 2012 we introduced one-week retreats to the calendar due to high demand for shorter stays for residents who couldn’t getaway for a long period of time and for those of you out there who want to organize course and workshops at La Muse. […]
Thomas Bouwmeester
Who: Thomas Bouwmeester Where: The Netherlands, Holland What: Tom is close to obtaining his bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Next to that, he’s been active with creative writing for about four years now. He has won local short story writing competitions and is currently working on a novella. During his stay at La Muse he was […]