"When I speak of lyric poetry, I am referring to what might be better termed musical poetry, which first appeared in ancient Greece with Archilochus, Sappho, and Alkaios (poets who accompanied themselves on the lyre, thus the designation lyric poetry)." Peter Saint-André

Use the links to the left to visit our exploration of lyric poetry.

This project is provided by the Instructional Technology Development Consortium
and coordinated by Noelle Kreider, Teacher on Assignment.