Sappho

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

“Sappho” reclines in a bed of brightly blooming daffodils.

Carolyn Whipple

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