If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

Sappho with Anne Carson (Translator)

397 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

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From the critically acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson: a brilliant new translation of the work of Sappho, together with the original Greek.During her life on the island of Lesbos, Sappho is said to have composed nine books of lyrics. Only ...

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reflective 74%
emotional 66%
inspiring 31%
relaxing 21%
mysterious 19%
challenging 15%
informative 12%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
dark 1%
tense 1%

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medium 24%

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