The Ancient Love of Sappho: A Halifax Humanities 101 Info Session

Have you ever been curious for a taste of what Halifax Humanities 101 is all about? Join us on September 13 at 1:30 PM in the Terry Symonds Room of the North Memorial Library for a Halifax Humanities 101 info session! Discover what Halifax Humanities 101 has to offer, hear from graduates of the program, and experience for yourself the joy of learning as we’re guided through the ancient poetry of Sappho with Dr. Eli Diamond. No experience with poetry required!

Refreshments will be served.

Who was Sappho?
Sappho was an Ancient Greek poet who lived between 630 and 570 BCE from the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. After her death she became a figure of legend and was canonized in the Hellenistic period as one of the nine lyric poets worthy of study. Much of her poetry exists today as fragments.

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