![]() Her developed sensibility leads to a maturity of character about human values. believes Sappho is wise personally and emotionally-she “relates,” her gaze asks to be met. In addition to the wisdom defending beauty and the kind needed to write artistically, H.D. ![]() discovers Sappho to be more than a mentor – indeed, a kindred spirit, a mystical seer, a goddess of “Holy Wisdom.” Sappho’s verse, “Some honoured me by giving me/ the secret of their works” could have been written by H.D. It develops through a sequence of impressions so intimate that we feel we are reading a diary, certainly artistic, and personal. The essay is not written in the manner of literary criticism, classical scholarship, nor theory. (Hilda Doolittle) plans her poetry to be a palimpsest upon Sappho’s art, as she reveals in “The Wise Sappho” (written circa 1916 –18). ![]() (Associate Professor, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Advisor and initiative co-ordinator Sakelliou The objective of this initiative is to bring this kind of research activity to the attention of the general public in an attempt to further promote the exchange of ideas with regard to the process of reading, understanding and appreciating poetry writing. ![]() The aim of this online space is to host the research work of university students or young scholars as this emerges from larger projects focusing on the American poetry scene. ![]()
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