← ArchilochusElegiesby ArchilochusElegiac verses on war, loss, and human experience from antiquityFind on Amazon↗About the authorArchilochusGreek lyric and iambic poet from Paros who was one of the earliest known individual Greek poets. His verse introducing personal experience into poetry was radical.More by ArchilochusFragmentsSurviving verses from the ancient iambic and elegiac poet→IambicsIambic poems blending personal invective and satirical commentary→