I sit on the bench, the river rustles, birds chirp, everything tranquil. The afternoon light glows. All of a sudden, a woman and a man with hoarse French voices start a fight, screaming at each other. I can’t understand what they are saying, but from the tone of their voices they’re either fighting about […]
Tag Archives | poetry
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). […]
Tadhg Ó Dúshláine
Who: Tadhg Ó Dúshláine. Where: Kerry and Maynooth, Ireland. What: Tadgh is a poet who writes in Irish and talks in English when he has to. He’s also the head of the Irish department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. In His Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at […]
Daniel K Brown
Who: Daniel K Brown. Where: Daniel was born in the United States, but now lives in New Zealand, when he’s not traveling around the world to put on amazing shows. What: After going to Williams College in Massachusetts Daniel went to Yale University School of Architecture where he got his Master of Architecture in 1982. At […]
Gaylord Brewer
Who: Gaylord Brewer. Where: Tennessee, United States. Born Louisville, Kentucky. What: Gaylord is a poet and playwright who came to La Muse a few years ago and will always be remembered for his southern cocktail hour, beautiful - and thank God - original, funny and fun poems as well as his valiant efforts finishing the […]
Polyhymnia - Oratory, Sacred Poetry
Polyhymnia is a lovely double bedroom with a queen size double bed, a sweeping view down the valley and wide chestnut floorboards. 850 Euros for one person. There is an additional 25% charge for couples.
Erato - Love Poetry
Erato is our honeymoon suite. As with all the other muses at La Muse Erato is one of the Greek Muses, a daughter of Mnemosyne and Zeus. Her name means “desired” or “lovely,” and her remains lie in a tomb on the island of Samos. She is the Muse of lyric poetry, love and erotic […]
Calliope - Epic Poetry
Calliope… Calliope, or, Kalliopē “beautiful-voiced” in Greek was the muse of epic poetry, and as with all the the other muses at La Muse, she was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She also had two well known sons in mythology: Orpheus and Linus, although the father, as with all mythology is often left dubious. […]
Writers Bios
Kerry Eielson is an honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A. in Comparative Literature with a poetry concentration in Creative Writing). She has worked in publishing in New York and Paris, at Self, ELLE, Talk and The New York Times; has ghostwritten several books on alternative healing, and authored a book about weddings. […]