“For you, goddess of war and wisdom”

Anyte, one of the foremost women poets of the ancient world, lived in the Peloponnesian city of Tegea in the third century B.C.E. Of the twenty-four surviving epigrams attributed to Anyte, most scholars believe that at least twenty are genuine.

Brooks Haxton has published thirteen books of poetry, translation, and nonfiction. His most recent original book, Fading Hearts on the River, tells the story of his son’s early career in high-stakes poker, and his most recent translation is My Blue Piano, a selection of poems by Else Lasker-Schüler. He teaches in the MFA programs of Syracuse University and Warren Wilson College. (updated 10/2018)