Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse paintings of Melpoméne, she is represented with a tragic mask and also often holds in her other hand a knife or club. In Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who had eight other daughters, Melpoméne's sisters and the eight other muses are: Calliope, muse of epic poetry; Clio, muse of history; Euterpe, muse of flute playing; Terpsichore, muse of dancing; Erato, muse of erotic poetry; Thalia muse of comedy; Polyhymnia, muse of hymns; and Urania, muse of astronomy. Reynolds was inspired not only by Sarah Siddons' extreme talent to embody the tragic heroine in Macbeth, but
Able Muse is really happening in early twenty-first century American poetry." "Able Muse" still maintains its online presence where it simultaneously releases a digital edition that mirrors the corresponding issue of the print edition. The "Able Muse"'s editorial board of acclaimed poets and writers includes X. J. Kennedy, A.E. Stallings, Rachel Hadas, and Deborah Warren. "Able Muse" has been edited, since its inception by Alexander Pepple. "Able Muse" has been featured in major American reviews, such as a poem from the Winter 2010 issue, "The Cricket in the Stump" by Catherine Tufariello, featured in Ted Kooser's "American Life in Poetry"; and from