Millennia after the death of Sappho, only 7 percent of her poetry is available to contemporary readers. Researchers are doggedly seeking more.

On Sappho’s Lesbos, there would have been little writing, if any. Poems, whether composed beforehand or improvised on the spot, were sung in public, at banquets, weddings, drinking parties, victory ...

John J. Miller is joined by Jessica Hooten Wilson of Pepperdine University to discuss the poetry of Sappho.

Poet. Lover. Legend. Fusing ancient poetry with modern music, Greek chorus with contemporary dance, Sappho is a thrilling adult fairy tale of mythic proportions that may – or may not – have ...

From playwright Patrice Danae Bell and director Olivia Ragan, The One With Violets In Her Lap is a full-length play with music based on the poetry of Sappho. The production will be presented at ...

What is a violet necklace? The violet necklace features a pendant or charm with the flower’s shape, engraving or colourful stone, and the symbolism dates back to the Greek poet Sappho.

Violet Violets are intertwined with the lore of Sappho, the famous poet from Greek antiquity. From her, we get the words “sapphic” and “lesbian,” in reference to her home on the Isle of ...

Violet Violets are intertwined with the lore of Sappho, the famous poet from Greek antiquity. From her, we get the words “sapphic” and “lesbian,” in reference to her home on the Isle of ...