I conversed with you in a dream
Kyprogeneia

For many crowns of violets
and roses
at my side you put on
and many woven garlands
made of flowers
around your soft throat.

and on a soft bed
delicate
you would let loose your longing

sweetworded desires
lady Dawn

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.

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