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 the sister organization Able Muse Press, where poets compete for the publication of a full-length collection of poetry. Past judges include Andrew Hudgins, Mary Jo Salter, X. J. Kennedy and Molly Peacock. It's nice to see that the new New Formalist critics published in Able Muse definitely do not write in a tweedy style, as evidenced by Taylor's ... The fiction in Able Muse is also exceptional, especially the surprising "Relativity" by the astonishingly young Emily Cutler, currently a junior in high school. There is also an excellent "photographic exhibit" by Massimo Sbreni, a "people and travel photographer from Ravenna,