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ArtMusing is Open to New Writers

Calling creative writers and art appreciators: Write for ArtMusing

7 min readApr 1, 2024

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ArtMusing is Open to New Writers

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Writers Daily

National Poetry Month is Here!

For the poets: An A-Z of ways to celebrate

8 min readApr 9, 2024

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National Poetry Month is Here!

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ArtMusing

Exploring the Art of Ekphrasis

A catalogue of 8 prompts to write from the image

8 min readMar 30, 2024

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Exploring the Art of Ekphrasis

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ArtMusing

In Your Enchanted Garden

Twilight eyes speak silent promises

3 min readMar 21, 2024

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In Your Enchanted Garden

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ArtMusing: Submission Guidelines

The Ekphrasis Place - writing from imagery

8 min readMar 7, 2024

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ArtMusing: Submission Guidelines

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Boosting and Writing Matters

How to Easily Gauge a Draft’s Read-Time on Medium

Before you hit Publish!

3 min readMar 5, 2024

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How to Easily Gauge a Draft’s Read-Time on Medium

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ArtMusing

Beneath the Cypress Tree

An ekphrastic response — and a “new pub” announcement

6 min readJan 18, 2024

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Beneath the Cypress Tree

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The Writing Cooperative

The Villanelle: A Poetry Workshop

A modern how-to guide for a 400-year old poetic form

9 min readJan 17, 2024

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Write Under the Moon

Nascent Dream of a Muse

Curled like a question mark at this stone’s heart

5 min readJan 3, 2024

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Nascent Dream of a Muse

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Melissa Coffey
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ArtRock

Hospital Haze

How a sudden illness emergency cancelled my Christmas

7 min readDec 26, 2023

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Hospital Haze

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Melissa Coffey

Melissa Coffey

Wordstruck poet & storyteller. Writing on loss & desire. Published in various journals & anthologies. Lover of prose poetry, art & ekphrasis. EIC @ ArtMusing

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