Through the implementation of lyrical libido Sappho, Asclepiades, the writer of Song of Songs, and Philodemus the Epicurean, along with contemporary and modern writers, Donne, Herrick, Yeats, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, Tony Hoagland, and Sharon Olds, create a unifying link between disparate worlds and immortalize an otherwise ephemeral aspect of life. ... The lyrics of ancient Greek poet Sappho, whose work is classified within the Archaic and Classical periods, delve into soft and intimate contexts that are driven "by a human voice, a woman's voice speaking to the concerns of her ...

• Word Count: 1123
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate