When you start looking for information about Sappho it is easy to become very confused. Every writer has a different opinion about her. There are a few things that remain undisputed.

• She was born in Eressos
• She was born about 620 BCE
• She wrote poetry

We hope to bring you a more up to date page soon.

In the meantime, you can read one view of Sappho Wikipedia.

There is also a new book:

Sappho
A New Translation of the Complete Works

Edited and translated by:
Diane Rayor

Published by:
Cambridge University Press