Comments on: Love: Sweet and Cheesy

By: Danielle Ranken

Danielle Ranken — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:33:20 +0000

Same here you had me at HELLO

By: Strings

Strings — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:55:55 +0000

You Had me at “hello”

By: Liv

Liv — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:39:17 +0000

She did indeed come from the island of Lesbos which is indeed where the term Lesbian comes from, all in honour of Sappho

By: amies

amies — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:39:07 +0000

i’m making an order right now – for pablo neruda’s 100 sonnets in la lengua de amor! and then imagine a tanned south-american guy reciting it to me. thanks for rekindling the love.

By: Nimmity

Nimmity — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:12:43 +0000

Wow fantastic stuff – I’m off to buy some Sappho poetry …

By: Lin

Lin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:55:36 +0000

@Antonia – LOVE sonnet 17 (“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul”) – gets me EVERY time.

@Nimmity – Bright Star has been added to my to-watch list – thanks!

Sappho = interesting ancient lady from the isle of Lesbos. Allegedly that’s where the word lesbian comes from.

By: Liv

Liv — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:12:55 +0000

Not just any poet Nimmity, but a female poet who wrote probably the first known erotic and romantic poetry about women.

By: Nimmity

Nimmity — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:26:53 +0000

Love it. And I have just discovered that my favourite cafe, Sappho, is named after a poet. Oh – and if you haven’t already – go and see bright star, you’ll love it:)

By: Antonia

Antonia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:30:31 +0000

YES! I am obsessed with Pablo Neruda. Sonnet 17 is the one that makes me melt. Oh man, I am a puddle just thinking about it. There is nothing, NOTHING, more romantic than iambic pentameter.