Tags : Sappho

Sappho's Love

Sappho's Love

A Poem by Aethereal


A poem about the Sappho and the one she love, based upon one of Sappho's ancient poems.
Sapphic Nights

Sapphic Nights

A Poem by Javon Monet


Description of a steamy night
Clinging Dresses

Clinging Dresses

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 22loose translation by Michael R. BurchThat enticing girl's clinging dressesleave me trembling, overcome by happiness,as once, when I ..
Sappho fragment 22 translation

Sappho fragment 22 translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 22loose translation by Michael R. BurchThat enticing girl's clinging dressesleave me trembling, overcome by happiness,as once, when I..
Pain drains me

Pain drains me

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 58loose translation byMichael R. BurchPaindrainsmetothelastdrop. NOTE: This is a translation of an ancient Greek epigram written by t..
Your lips were made to mock

Your lips were made to mock

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short transparent frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!NOTE: This is a transla..
Eros the Limb-Shatterer

Eros the Limb-Shatterer

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 130loose translation by Michael R. BurchEros, the limb-shatterer,rattles me,an irresistibleconstrictor.NOTE: For Sappho of Lesbos, Ero..
Sing, Lyre!

Sing, Lyre!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 118loose translation by Michael R. BurchSing, my sacred tortoiseshell lyre;come, let my wordsaccompany your voice."Quoted by Hermogene..
Hymn to Aphrodite (translation of Sappho of Lesbos)

Hymn to Aphrodite (translation of Sappho of Lesbos..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Hymn to Aphroditeby Sappholoose translation/interpretation byMichael R. BurchImmortal Aphrodite, throned in splendor!Wile-weaving daughter of Zeus, en..
At the Feet of the Goddess

At the Feet of the Goddess

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


At the Feet of the Goddessby Michael R. Burch"What will you conceive in me?―I asked her. But sheonly smiled."Naked, I bore your childwhen the wo..
Hushed, yet Melodic

Hushed, yet Melodic

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho’s LullabybyMichael R. Burchfor JeremyHushed yet melodic, the hills and the valleyssleep unaware of the nightingale's callas the dew-laden..
Sappho's Lullaby

Sappho's Lullaby

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho’s LullabybyMichael R. Burchfor JeremyHushed yet melodic, the hills and the valleyssleep unaware of the nightingale's callwhile the pale c..
Sappho Translations

Sappho Translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short revealing frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!Sappho, fragment 156loos..
pomegranate wounds

pomegranate wounds

A Poem by kimpetersen13kp


girlhood and sexuality and wounds and bruises and the past and the future