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Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works Nature_Gift_Guide Paris Review contributor Katy KelleherSappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of what survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in antiquity, all is translated here: substantial poems and fragments, including three poems discovered in the last two decades. The power of Sappho's poetry her direct style, rich imagery, and passion is apparent even in these remnants. Diane Rayor's translations of Greek