Only a few poems of the Greek poetess Sappho’s work have survived but thanks to a leading scholar’s investigation two new works have just been recovered—and gives experts hope to find more.

Only a few poems of the Greek poetess Sappho’s work have survived but thanks to a leading scholar’s investigation two new works have just been recovered—and gives experts hope to find more.

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 Lesbos.

A love poem written 2,600 years ago by Sappho, the greatest female poet of ancient Greece, was published Friday for the first time since it was rediscovered last year.

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 ...

Love of women. But Sappho was no epic poet, rather she composed lyrics: short, sweet verses on a variety of topics from hymns to the gods, marriage songs, and mini-tales of myth and legend. She ...

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Parts of two previously unknown poems by the Greek lyric poet Sappho have been discovered on an ancient papyrus.

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 Lesbos.