As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments ... Only fragments remain of the work of Sappho, a poet born around 650 B.C.E. on the Greek island of Lesbos, but ...

I can’t remember when I first heard of Sappho; seems I have always known that she was a very early lyric poet who wrote love poetry addressed to women. As did millions of people who weren’t ...

It consists of twelve stories or essays, and each one weaves a narrative around some item that has been lost to the world: the extinct Caspian tiger, an island that has sunk into the sea, a demolished ...

meaning love is also an everyday decision ... but together make up something short and profoundly sweet. Tragically much of Sappho’s poetry has been lost, but she continues to be celebrated ...

Sappho’s status as the most famous woman poet from Greco-Roman antiquity has naturally ensured a continuing fascination with her work, as has her association with same-sex love. The ancient edition of ...