Pierian Spring

Pierian Spring

In Greek mythology, a fountain prized by the Muses and believed to convey inspiration to those who drank from it. Ugh, this poem I'm writing is just terrible—I need a drink from the Pierian Spring.
See also: spring
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be on (one's) back
  • be on somebody's back
  • be on someone's back
  • that Monday morning feeling
  • ate up with (someone or something)
  • ate up with someone/something
  • adult
  • (I'm) sorry I asked
  • buttmunch
  • butt-munch
References in periodicals archive
Longtime literature professor and speaker for the James Joyce Society Phyllis Jaffee leads this six-week Pierian Spring Academy course exploring powerful women in early Greek tragedy, centered on the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Science and stargazing with Jeff Rodgers of Pierian Spring Academy.
Feed your head: a world of classes keeps learning lifelong in our curious, creative city
Unfortunately, this will still not protect end users from doing themselves injury by supposing that a search of a single CD-ROM or OPAC file has drained the Pierian spring. Professional searchers wince when they overhear end users assessing the import of their searches.
The big lie
References to the Pierian Spring in Larry Andrews's article
How to Drink from the Pierian Spring: A Liberal Arts and Humanities Question about the Limits of Honors Education
Skills for Writers Pierian Spring Software Portland OR (800) 472-8578 www.oierran.com Write 402 on Inquiry Card
Focus on language arts
Continuing education: I'm taking classes at Pierian Spring Academy--Tuesdays it's Shakespeare, Thursdays it's opera.
The magnificent seven: it doesn't get any sexier--or sweeter--than our bachelors of the year
An Odyssey of Discovery: Skill for Writers, from Pierian Spring, is a Macintosh-based program that is also suited to grades 4-12.
Language arts software crosses the curriculum
Pierian Spring Academy has been offering adult classes taught by Harvard professors and former American diplomats for 10 years.
Lifelong learning: Pierian Spring keeps education lively for adults, and 30 years after Condominium, what John D. MacDonald still has to teach us
NetSchool (service) Pierian Spring Software (800) 472-8578
New products transform Internet into powerful teaching tool
Digital Chisel; Pierian Spring Software, Portland, Ore., (800) 472-8578, www.pierian.com MovieWorks; Interactive Solutions, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., (510) 734-0730
Creating opportunities for effective and equitable use of technology: a partnership model
Recently elected vice president of the Florida West Coast Symphony board, Pollock this winter taught a course on constitutional law at Sarasota's Pierian Spring Academy.
A historic decision: Sarasota's Earl Pollock helped write the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Pierian Spring Software has licensed HotJava from Sun Microsystems and plans to utilize the technology in platform-independent titles for teachers, students and parents.
U.S. Robotics helps MichNet reduce cost of network support
Training on use of Digital Chisel authoring software and the firm's other line of products is being offered by Pierian Spring.
Macintosh DOS compatibles: Elegant solution
Pierian Springs Software is perhaps best known for their multimedia creation program Digital Chisel.
Kids Culture--The Great Explorers
Older students also enroll in classes at the Pierian Springs Academy, the Education Center on Longboat Key and many other venues.
Retirement, Sarasota style: it takes energy--and elegance--to keep up in this town