Lyric poetry, such as the poems Sappho wrote, was intended to be sung with accompaniment on the lyre. Poetry in Ancient Greece was, like most forms of storytelling in the pre-modern world, generally enjoyed in a different manner, one that would likely look unfamiliar today and might indeed be considered more of a performance. Read on to learn a tiny bit more about who Sappho was. If you’ve ever used the word lesbian - or the word sapphic - or so much as enjoyed a song or poem, Sappho and her far reaching influences have touched you. Who was Sappho? Although very little is actually known about the Ancient Greek lyric poet, some of our most common language about queer women is derived directly from her, and we remain generally fascinated with her 26 centuries after she lived and died on the Greek isle of Lesbos.
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