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Welcome to Sweetbitter, a podcast where we investigate the truth and controversy surrounding Sappho her life, the Isle of Lesbos and her relevance today, Each episode we'll deep dive into a part of the mystery of Sappho with insights from academics, translators, performers, and poets. Launching October 15th 2020. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @sweetbitterpod, or support us on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the throne of many hues, Immortal Aphrodite,child of Zeus, weaving wiles: I beg you,do not break my spirit, O Queen,with pain or sorrowbut come--if ever before from far awayyou heard my voice and listened,and leaving your father'sgolden home you came,your chariot yoked with lovely sparrowsdrawing you quickly over the dark earthin a whirling cloud of wings downthe sky through midair,suddenly here. Blessed One, with a smileon your deathless face, you askwhat have I suffered againand why do I call againand what in my wild heart do I most wishwould happen: "Once again who must Ipersuade to turn back to your love?Sappho, who wrongs you?If now she flees, soon she'll chase.If rejecting gifts, then she'll give.If not loving, soon she'll loveeven against her will."Come to me now--release me from thesetroubles, everything my heart longsto have fulfilled, fulfill, and yoube my ally.Translation by Rayor Rayor, Diane. Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works, Cambridge University Press, 2014. Introduction & notes by André Lardinois.Thank you for listening to our episode zero! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter - sign up before November 1st at any level for a free Sweetbitter tote bag.Click here for episode transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some men say and army of horses and some men say an army on footand some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thingon the black earth. But I say it is       what you love.Easy to make this understood by all.For she who overcame everyonein beauty (Helen)       left her fine husbandbehind and went sailing to Troy.Not for her children nor her dear parentshad she a thought, no-         ]led her astray                               ]for                ]lightly         ]reminded me now of Anaktoria         who is gone.I would rather see her lovely stepand the motion of light on her facethan chariots of Lydians or ranks         of footsoldiers in arms] not possible to happen] to pay for a share]]]]]toward[]]]out of the unexpected.Translation by CarsonSappho, , and Anne Carson. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. , 2002.Thank you for listening to our first episode! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter - sign up before November 1st at any level for a free Sweetbitter tote bag.Our guests this episode were Chris Mason from Olds Songs, Marguerite Johnson and Diane Rayor. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I simply wish to die. Weeping she left me.and told me this, too:We've suffered terribly, Sappho.I leave you against my will.I answered: Go happilyand remember me -- you know how we cared for you.If not, let me remind you*. . . the lovely times we shared.Many crowns of violets, roses, and crocuses together. . . you put on by my sideand many scented wreathswoven from blossomsaround your delicate throat.And . . . with pure, sweet oil[for a queen] . . .you anointed . . .and on soft beds. . . delicate . . .you quenched your desire.Not any . . .no holy site . . .we left uncovered,no grove . . .    dance               . . . soundTranslation by Rayor. Rayor, Diane. Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works, Cambridge University Press, 2014. Introduction & notes by André Lardinois.Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter - sign up before November 1st at any level for a free Sweetbitter tote bag.Our guests this episode were Marguerite Johnson, Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Sandra Boehringer (translation by Annie McCarthy) and Diane Rayor. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once again Love, that loosener of limbs,bittersweet and inescapable, crawling thing,seizes me.Translation by Rayor.Rayor, Diane. Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works, Cambridge University Press, 2014. Introduction & notes by André Lardinois.Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Marguerite Johnson, Alex Purves, Jade Esteban Estrada and Diane Rayor. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you lie dead, no one will remember youFor you have no share in the Muses’ roses.No, flitting aimlessly about,You will wildly roam,a shade amidst the shadowy dead.Translated by DubnoffThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Marguerite Johnson and Malcolm Choat. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]]]]running away]bitten]]]you]makes a way with the mouth]beautiful gifts children]songdelighting clear sounding lyre]all my skin old age alreadyhair turned white after black]knees do not carry]like fawns]but what could I do?]not possible to become]Dawn with arms of roses]bringing to the ends of the earth]yet seized]wife]imagines]might bestowBut I love delicacy and this to me—the brilliance and beauty of the sun—desire has allotted.Translation by CarsonThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.If you want to know more about Eurocentrism in papyrology, please follow Usama’s blog: Everyday Orientalism. Ariel’s book Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife is out wherever you buy books - here’s it's listing our favorite local.If you want to listen to another cool podcast all about the Hobby Lobby, check out the Behind the Bastards episode.Our guests this episode were Malcolm Choat, Ariel Sabar, Mike Sampson & Usama Gad. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab a drink and join us for a holiday bonus episode with our friend Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths Baby. We talk about Aphrodite, Greek Mythology and the patriarchy.Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.You can find Let’s Talk About Myths Baby anywhere you find podcasts and on social media @mythsbaby.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You, children, be zealous for the beautiful gifts of the violetlapped Musesand for the clear songloving lyre.But my skin once soft is now taken by old age,my hair turns white from black.And my heart is weighed down and my knees do not lift,that once were light to dance as fawns.I groan for this. But what can I do?A human being without old age is not a possibility.There is the story of Tithonos, loved by Dawn with her arms of rosesand she carried him off to the ends of the earthwhen he was beautiful and young. Even so was he grippedby white old age. He still has his deathless wife.Translation by Carson (2005) Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.You can read Carson’s thoughts on the 2004 discovery in the New York Review here. Roberta Mazza’s blog, Faces and Voices, can be found here.Our guests this episode were Roberta Mazza, Sandra Boehringer (trans. by Annie McCarthy), Marguerite Johnson, Malcolm Choat, Mike Sampson & Ariel Sabar. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come to me from Krete to this holy temple, here to your sweet apple grove, altars smoking with frankincense.Cold water ripples through apple branches,the whole place shadowed in roses, from the murmuring leavesdeep sleep descends.Where horses graze, the meadow bloomsspring flowers in the windsbreathe softly . . . *Here, Aphrodite, after gathering . . . pour into cups nectarlavishly mingledwith joys.Translation by RayorThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Roberta Mazza, Marguerite Johnson, Malcolm Choat, Mike Sampson, Usama Gad & Katherine Blouin. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

             ] of desire             ]             ] for when I look at you             ] such a Hermione] and to yellow haired Helen I liken you]] among mortal women, know this] from every care] you could release me             ]             ] dewy riverbanks             ] to last all night long                                       ] [Translated by CarsonThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Chris Mason from Old Songs, Jane Montgomery Griffiths & Diane Rayor. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website. Thank you this week to James Jones for lending us his deep-voice.If you'd like to join us for our Women's History Month event, you can find the details on our site, or register here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To me it seems that man has the fortuneof gods, whoever sits beside youand close, who listens to yousweetly speakingand laughing temptingly. My heartflutters in my breast wheneverI quickly glance at you –I can say nothing,my tongue is broken. A delicate fireruns under my skin, my eyessee nothing, my ears roar,cold sweatrushes down me, trembling seizes me,I am greener than grass.To myself I seemneeding but little to die.Yet all must be endured, since . . .Translated by RayorThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Diane Rayor, Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Marguerite Johnson, Tracey Walters, Sandra Boehringer and translator Annie McCarthy. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website. You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

          ]heart          ]absolutely          ]I can          ]]would be for me ]to shine in answer          ]face          ]          ]having been stained          ]Translated by Carson.Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Diane Rayor, Ian Oliver and Tracey Walters. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come, divine lyre, speak to meand sing! Translated by Rayor. Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Jade Esteban Estrada, Aimee Suzara, Maya Herbsman and Vanessa Stovall. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website. You can read Vanessa's (a lunar tune) here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Someone will remember us                                    I say                                     even in another timeTranslated by Carson.Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.Our guests this episode were Chris Mason, Tracey Walters, Vanessa Stovall, Marguerite Johnson, Katherine Blouin and Usama Gad. You can learn more about our guests and where to find them on our website. You can read Vanessa's full article on WAP here.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

am I not   oldenolden olden it is unwanted.wanting, wantingam I not   brokenstolen   commonam I not crinkled cranky poisonam I not glinty-eyed and frozenam I not   agedshaky   glazingam I not   hazyguarded   cravenam I not   onlystingy   littleam I not   simplebrittle   spittingwas I not   overover   ridden?it is a long storywill you be proud to be my version?it is unwritten.writing, writingam I not   ancientraging   patientam I not   ablecharming   stablewas I not   buildingforming   bravingwas I not   rulingguiding   namingwas I not   brazencrazy   choseneven the stones would do my bidding?it is a long storyam I not proud to be your version?it is unspoken.speaking, speakingam I not   elderberrybrandyare you not wine before you find me in your own beaker?- Slowly: a plainsong from an older woman to a younger woman Judy GrahnThank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod.You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had such a blast wrapping up our first season of the podcast! Please enjoy this live recording of the event, along with some incredible guests: Kristin Russo (Buffering the Vampire Slayer), Liv Albert (Let's Talk About Myth's Baby), Leigh (History is Gay) and Vanessa Stovall (Playwright & Musician) -- and also the audience members who joined us. We can't wait to see y'all for season 2! In the meantime, you can keep in touch with us via Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod.You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter - we have a bunch of bonus episodes for patrons at all levels.You can find the episode transcript here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the Inexorable sculpture.Thank you to our guest this week, Amanda Cotton. Our Pirate Shanty this week is written and performed by Alyse Knorr & produced by Joshua Nelson. As always, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram @sweetbitterpod.You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweetbitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season 2 of Sweetbitter! This season, we bring you a high-seas adventure full of surprises as we uncover the queer & women’s history of pirates. In this episode, Ellie, Alyse & Leesa talk about what's coming up this season and what we're looking forward to!Thanks to Chloe Duckart and Joshua Nelson for their contributions to the Pirates all are gay sea shanty. As always, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram @sweetbitterpod.You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweetbitter.You can find the episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.