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

taking the positions of apostrophe

This book is not intended to portray the experience of all female-to-male individuals

along with two other beloved families

or helpers

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