if you ever hear a bunch of women using the name sappho to referr to something, you can be nearly 100% sure they are lesbians.

she was an ancient greek poet who lived on the isle of lesbos.

here is some poetry of hers (this was before feminist bookstores) :)

When the full moon rose
women took their place
around the altar...

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[...they were dancing]
as Cretan women once danced
beside a lovely altar,
their graceful feet treading down
the smooth soft bloom of the grass

******

posted by brooke at July 27, 2002 04:35:57 PM