I Will Never Know You If I Sacrifice the Beast Illustrations by Morgan Wagner Something was wrong with that electric guitar. It didn’t have that strange, near-perfect intonation, and the tone was raspy and inconsistent, like…
Carried Through the Gates as the Contraband of Time Illustrations by Morgan Wagner The French Quarter was often replete with odd skirmishes, but even the most hardened derelicts paused to stare at the melee. Tourists abandoned…
Walk With Me by Diana Thorntonby Luna Madden, 2nd High Priestess, Nida Order of the Lowlands of Molish. English translation by Danzi Highwood. An allegorical drama inspired by playing the ancient music of Hildegard von Zemik…
I finally ordered some business cards for O Muse! When I started working on the design, I kept getting stuck on what image to present. Do I just put my name and the logo? Boring! Do…
This publication can be DOWNLOADED AS A PDF SCROLL DOWN FOR LINK READ ON SCREEN SCROLL DOWN FOR WINDOW or Individual articles are posted here for responsive viewing. ON THE COVER Peace Dove by Oleksandra…
Олександра Грін Oleksandra is an illustrator who lives in Lviv, Ukraine, in the western part of the country near the border of Poland. At the start of the Invasion, her posts changed from lighthearted illustrations to…
momiseewar.com Anastasia, 11 years old, Western Ukraine On February 24, 2022, the life of every Ukrainian was divided into “before” and “after.” A deep morning sleep was interrupted by the horrible sounds of war. On this…
Sleep, sleep, my baby dear Don’t cry, or they’ll know that we’re hiding down here And when it is safe, we will hurry for the plane And you’ll never remember the war The sounds of the…
Ukrainian mega rock band Okean Elzy’s 2015 song “Not Your War” is taking on new meaning as Russia invades Ukraine yet again and the rest of the world watches. It starts out with the line “Battle…
Expressing my feelings from the news in Ukraine. www.sachasuarez.com
Oksana is a Ukrainian artist who lives in New Orleans. She is auctioning her paintings to raise money for Ukrainian families affected by the war. You can purchase this and many other pieces at the SUPPORT…
This piece shows a traditional Ukrainian household with many of the important items such as sunflowers and garlic. Embroidered with beads, Svitlana made this many years ago. Although it is precious to her, she is auctioning…
This poem expresses Ukrainian’s love for their Motherland and helps others understand the “true Ukrainian soul.” Love our Ukraine Love our Ukraine, as the sun loves her As the wind, the grass, the waters Love her…
18th-century Ukrainian embroidered fragment of shirts. (source: metmuseum.org)
Taras Shevchenko (1814 – 1861) is one of Ukraine’s most beloved figures — poet, writer, artist, activist, folklorist, ethnographer. His poem “Zapovit” is so well known in Ukraine that it is second only to Ukraine’s national…