The Poetry of Sappho: Reading and Discussion NEW

“Once again love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done.”
Sappho

Discover the bold, surprisingly modern work of Sappho, now better known for her love of women than the exquisite, impassioned poetry she wrote to them. Probably born in the 7th century BCE to an aristocratic family on the Greek island of Lesbos, Sappho was regularly counted among the greatest of poets in antiquity and was often referred to as "the Poetess," just as Homer was known as "the Poet." Plato hailed her as "the tenth Muse," and she was honored on coins and with civic statuary. In this class, join MSU classic professor Mary English to read Sappho's work aloud and talk about it in honor of Pride Month.