Sappho’s Poem 31, often referred to as the fragment where she expresses her feelings of love and jealousy, is believed to have been written around 600 BCE. This places her within the Archaic period of Ancient Greece, a time when lyric poetry was becoming prominent.
Though the exact date is not definitively known, it is widely accepted among scholars that Sappho lived and wrote during this era on the island of Lesbos. Her works, including Poem 31, showcase her intense emotional depth and personal themes, which were quite innovative for her time and have continued to resonate through the ages.