Sappho

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In the Aeolic dialect of Greek that she spoke, the name of this ancient poet began with psi, not sigma Sappho $400 DJ POETS & POETRY 2025-11-10 #9431
Horace's odes use a poetic style named for this woman Sappho $1,600 DJ POETRY-POURRI 2025-02-07 #9265
Namechecking herself, this Lesbos poet "Asked myself what, (her), can you give one who has everything, like Aphrodite?" Sappho DD $5 DJ PURE POETRY 2023-02-27 #8816
Sara Teasdale mentions Lesbos in her poem named for this other female poet Sappho $800 DJ POETRY 2021-07-20 #8447
The legendary "Four Poets" of Lesbos were Alcaeus, Arion, Terpander & her Sappho DD $1,777 DJ POET-POURRI 2007-03-20 #5192
This Greek lyric poetess created a verse form featuring 3 lines of 11 syllables & a fourth line of 5 syllables Sappho $600 DJ POETS & POETRY 2001-07-12 #3899
Plato referred to this Greek woman poet of the 7th century B.C. as the "Tenth Muse" Sappho $800 DJ POETS & POETRY 1997-05-30 #2950
This Greek poet probably invented the sapphic, a 4-line stanza whose first 3 lines have 11 syllables Sappho $200 DJ POETRY 1996-01-05 #2615
Known for her wedding songs, she was born around 620 B.C. on the island of Lesbos Sappho $1,000 DJ WOMEN POETS 1995-12-19 #2602
Native of Lesbos known for the lyric poetry she wrote to the girls she led Sappho $400 J POETRY 1991-01-30 #1483
The story that this ancient Greek poetess drowned herself for love of Phaon is probably untrue Sappho $1,000 DJ WOMEN POETS 1990-12-03 #1441
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