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Sappho's 'Fragment 31'

Aug 11, 202058 secEp. 145
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Possibly the most famous female poet in history? Well known and highly respected in her own Greek culture. Her name is still very well known, though perhaps for the wrong reasons. Very little of her work survives, and most of it seems to be fragments. There are numerous attempts at translating this particular poem: Catullus, Campion, Bunting and others have done their best. I like this version because it respects the fragment and works as a poem. This is taken from Sappho, Poems and Fragments, translated by Josephine Balmer. Published by Bloodaxe books.
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