How We Taught the Graces or Rather How the Graces Taught Us

 Dear Sappho,

I enjoyed your piece on The Social Graces. You explained what you taught and why you taught it, but you did not detail how you actually taught the Graces. The importance of the social graces is obvious, how one accomplishes it is not as obvious. 

Sappho on the Social Graces

Dear Sappho,

Would you go into detail regarding the arts and subjects taught in your school for women and girls on Lesbos? Were there structured classes and standard subjects? Were there personal lesson plans for each student at each level of comprehension? What were considered the most important courses?

Curious Teacher

Invoking Aphrodite

Dear Sappho

Who was Aphrodite and how much power did she have in the ancient world? 
I understand that Sappho invokes Aphrodite in some of her poem fragments. Can you tell me more?

Breaking Through Limitations

Dear Sappho,

I don’t understand why so many GLBTQ people feel limited by their sexual identity. It seems like heterosexuals are really the ones limited to duality and strict gender conformity, whereas GLBTQ people are free to reinvent themselves in new genders and genres.  How about a pep talk for the homo team?

Advocate