Poetry, similar to any form of literature, is an experience; it allows people to share ideas and emotions. Poetry connects people to one another and to their history, regarding poems that have survived thousands of years. For instance, Sappho’s poems, although some are mere fragments, give the reader a glimpse into Greek culture. Her poems, full of raw emotion, let individuals connect with her ideas and thoughts: “Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing on the black earth. But I say it is / what you love” (Poem 16, 1-4). Meaning, what one loves, such as an inanimate object or who that an individual loves, regarding a person or animal, speaks volumes about
