"Vous chantez la rose aimée de Psapphâ, qui la comparait aux vierges amoureuses de Mytilène."

Handwritten signed letter addressed to a poet: “You sing the rose loved by Psapphâ, who compared it to the loving virgins of Mitilini” Handwritten signed letter from Renée Vivien addressed to a poet, written in violet ink on a double leaf of paper decorated at the head with a border of violets. Transverse folds from having been sent.
“Monsieur, Je viens à l'instant de défaire le paquet qui contenait votre délicat volume, où j'ai cueilli de rares fleurs de poésie. Vous chantez la rose aimée de Psapphâ, qui la comparait aux vierges amoureuses de Mytilène. Parmi vos poèmes, je préfère : ''Sa Voix", "Sa Grâce" et "Les Mains et l'Apothéose" [...] Renée Vivien ” “Monsieur, I have just this minute undone the package that contained your delicate volume, where I picked rare flowers of poetry. You sing the rose loved by Psapphâ, who compared it to the loving virgins of Mitilini. Among your poems, I prefer: “Sa Voix", "Sa Grâce" and "Les Mains et l'Apothéose" [...] Renée Vivien”
Despite the precision of the titles mentioned, it has not been possible for us to identify the poet to whom Vivien sent this letter of thanks. These titles are reminiscent of the poems of the Muse aux violettes herself.