About

Lauren Coyle Rosen, an author, artist, poet, and cultural anthropologist, founded The Spiritual Muses journal, which addresses the spiritual arts of living and creating.

The pieces explore the creative and spiritual inspiration of artists, musicians, writers, and thinkers from all realms, times, and places. The journal also includes guest writers or interviews with others.

The pieces share a common thread of spotlighting creators’ own words on their visions, experiences, philosophies, and spiritual or intuitive inspiration. Where possible, the articles also feature poetry, prose, visual art, photography, and other works of the creators or about them.

All is animated by a desire to explore the mysteries of creativity and innovation, to encourage elevation of the spirit (however construed), and to enhance our senses of deeper meanings of life and existence.

The Spiritual Muses is entirely supported by donations from readers and supporters. Any contribution, however small, is greatly appreciated.

Lauren Coyle Rosen

Lauren Coyle Rosen is the author of twelve books to date, four nonfiction and eight volumes of poetry. She recently completed a book coauthored with legendary singer-songwriter and feminist icon Ani DiFranco, and another with the great orchestral composer and jazz musician Hannibal Lokumbe. Both books travel the artists’ spiritual and creative journeys in their works and lives. Coyle Rosen is currently a fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. She was a cultural anthropology professor at Princeton University, where she received the President’s Award in Distinguished Teaching. She has a law degree from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Chicago. More info can be found on her website, laurencoylerosen.com.