Now, translation, as an art form, is often not given the credit it deserves. Unsurprisingly given how iconic her work is, there have been many translations of Sappho’s poetry published over the years, and it’s amazing how different they can be. It’s from her legacy that both the terms sapphic and lesbian are derived. In her day she was known as “the Tenth Muse,” and though her lyric poetry and songs were some of the most influential in the ancient Greek language, only fragments of her works survive. My girlfriend’s and my 10-year anniversary was this month, and I figured it was well past time we bought our own volume of Sappho.įor those who don’t know, Sappho was a poet from the island of Lesbos who lived around the turn of the 6th century BC. Buy this from to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary!
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