Sappho

I am:


girl         ,
sweetvoiced


honeyvoiced


manyskilled


mythweaver


songdelighting clearsounding


But I love delicacy
and this to me – the brilliance and beauty of the sun –
desire has allotted.


I long and seek after

 

Source: Anne Carson, Sappho

Percy Delatte (they/them) is the aesthetic coordinator for Periwinkle Literary Magazine and a grad student. They are a writer and an illustrator, and they also make jewelry, embroider, and speak Italian. They are currently working on a debut YA sci-fi/fantasy series, and their poetry has been published by F(r)iction and The Mark Literary Review.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/percy_kirkland