Sappho

I have never read or even heard of the poems by Sappho until now, which is why I thought they would be like every other poem I have been uninterested in reading. After reading many of her poems, it is clear that she is writing with a lot of emotion. I feel as though her poems are concerned mainly with love, whether it be the passion of love or the sorrow associated with the absence of love. I also feel that she chose her words carefully to effectively convey some emotions. For example, she uses the phrases, "...my frenzied heart", and "..Come to me now once again and release me from grueling anxiety." I found that analyzing the poems is quite difficult since there is little known about Sappho other than the assumptions made about her and the context in which she wrote the poems. Also I typically come to the wrong conclusions about poems, since I usually have no idea what it is talking about. Overall though, I didn't feel as bored reading these poems as I have felt when reading others. I found this interesting.