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Greek and Latin Voices

Wednesday 4 June 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Series exploring the work of the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

3/4. Award-winning Irish poet Eavan Boland recalls her first encounter with Sappho, as a young graduate student at Trinity College Dublin, and how she integrated the persona and poetry of Sappho into her own work.




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