If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho Men taking the positions of apostrophe

taking the positions of apostrophe

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If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho Men taking the positions of apostropheIn this "gorgeous translation" (The New York Times), one of our most fearless and original poets provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia. Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete. The rest are fragments. In this miraculous new translation, acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson presents all of Sappho's fragments, in