BEMUSED, Part II: A Play for Readers in Six Acts

By MM Williams

What happens when a modern poet begins to suspect-quietly, dangerously-that he might belong in the lineage of Homer?

In BEMUSED, Part II, that suspicion is not encouraged. It is interrogated.

Written as a theatrical literary play with interludes, this book stages an intimate, comedic, and philosophical confrontation between a contemporary poet, his relentless Greek Muse, and-quite literally-the ancient world that made epic poetry possible. When the Poet's admiration for Homer slips into comparison, the Muse intervenes, summoning the legendary bard himself to set the record straight.

What follows is not a lesson in classical scholarship, but something far more human: a behind-the-scenes reckoning with ambition, influence, mythmaking, ego, and the quiet terror of creative inheritance.

Through sharp dialogue, mythic satire, and reflective interludes, BEMUSED, Part II explores:

what ancient "greatness" actually looked like up close

how myth is born from chaos rather than nobility

why modern artists suffer from comparison rather than fate

and what it truly means to find one's voice in a world already full of monuments

This is not a retelling of Homer.
It is a conversation with him.

Playful yet serious, irreverent yet reverent, BEMUSED, Part II dismantles the romance of epic ambition and replaces it with something quieter, harder, and more enduring: the discipline of honest work.

You do not need to have read BEMUSED, Part I to enter this book. While it shares the same Poet and Muse, this volume stands on its own as a self-contained meditation on creativity, influence, and the myth of greatness.

For readers who love:

literary satire

myth seen from the margins

plays meant to be read, not staged

reflections on writing, ambition, and artistic doubt

BEMUSED, Part II offers a rare pleasure: a book that is both entertaining and disarmingly truthful-one that ends not with triumph, but with clarity.

Because not every story needs to be epic.
Some only need to be true.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GFWG12ZZ
• ISBN13: 9798243212403
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"