Sappho (610 b.c.e) was an Ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. She was, and is still known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess" by none-other-than Plato.
Tonight I’ve Watched the Moon takes text from several of Sappho’s surviving poems and fragments and weaves them together into a song of awe, desperation, and triumph through love captured by the light of moon. Text by Sappho was deliberately chosen to showcase that the LGBTQ+ community is an ancient community full of love, light, and hardship: much like our moon.