Sappho

Sapphopart one of photographer j. frederick smith's portfolio of stunning portraits inspired by ancient greek poems on loving womenWhen it comes to love, our language is at a loss for words. We borrow from the Greek, recognizing, perhaps, that theirs was the first culture in which men and women were free to explore relationships that went beyond the requisites of biology, of mere survival. Consider: fromEros, our concept of arousal and desire; from Plato, our concept of an ideal love without des...