For anyone who’s ever been had a love they shouldn’t have, or been caught up in a passionate lust, the muse cycle will hit a nerve. Creator Michelle Miller uses the simplest of formats to deliver clean, provocative prose that has the ring of raw thought. The muse cycle is a collection of stories about and observations of the author’s former lover, a person she refers to simply as “the poet.” Her reflections have a quality of reverence and awareness of greatness, but thankfully not without irony. Her honesty and ability to make poetry out of the ugly made me think of Leonard Cohen’s earlier work. Miller promises she’ll be writing more in the muse cycle, and I sincerely hope so. I finished this volume only wanting more. (J. Blackmore)
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