Sappho Translation

When I first read that we had to create our own translation of Sappho's jealously poem I was frustrated. I have never considered writing poetry as a talent of mine. I spent a lot of time staring at the 28 translations hoping for some inspiration. After reading some of my fellow classmates translations I felt a little more comfortable with the idea of creating my own version. I realized I was thinking about it too much. I just picked out a few examples from the 28 given that were similar and rewrote and reorganized them to my own liking. This lesson taught me that everyone will translate poetry in their own way. Depending on your own circumstances and beliefs words can have a different meaning for everyone.