Word: musing
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Does it come from strolling the banks of the Charles, reading academic journals, or dreaming of hometowns far away from the dreary Cambridge rain? Is Harvard a muse, or just a place where people muse? We asked a sampling of creative minds at Harvard about their sources of inspiration and creativity. As might be expected, their responses were as varied as their media. But they all cited one another— students and faculty with ideas and sparks of their own—as a spur to their own inspiration. With such a network of inspiration, there must be lightbulbs...
...have been able to take some great classes which have allowed me to self-reflect on a lot of these things.” Harvard’s environment readily provides the catalyst for his creation: He considers his muse to be “delirium, in any form...
...it’s usually just exhaustion that turns out my best stuff,” he says. Luckily for him, his muse of choice is one of Harvard’s most abundant assets...
...author and his son are lunching at Grafton Street, discussing the novel that has shaped each of their perspectives of Harvard. The quintessential Irish Catholic Bostonian, Martin’s roots have been good to him, serving as muse for three novels that each chronicle the development of Massachusetts...
...weeks later, when I am having trouble with this very article, Valeria leaves me a message. Though I am disappointed that my muse lives in the suburbs of New Jersey, I call her right back, at which point I am further disappointed to hear that my muse has a day job importing electronics parts. Still, Valeria is inspiring. In a syrupy voice, she tells me to dip a bag of tea slowly into a cup of hot water while thinking to myself, No goals. Though that didn't help this piece, I can understand why muses are so valuable: they...