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 Able Muse Press has garnered several awards for its published titles, including winning: the 2013 Outstanding Award in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association, 2014 Gold Medal in fiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards, 2014 Peace Corps Writers Best Book Award; and placing as finalist in: the 2012 Governor General's Awards in Poetry, 2012 Colorado Book Awards for Poetry, 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize, 2013 and 2013 Massachusetts Book Award, and 2013 Foreword Review's Best Book of the Year. Able Muse Able Muse is a literary journal founded in San Jose, California, in 1999 by Alexander Pepple. "Able Muse" started