About Mimnermus of Colophon: Mimnermus was known as a love poet who may have written iambics as well as elegiac poetry. He wrote at least 2 books. The elegiac collections of Mimnermus include a long poem called Nanno and a Smyrneis. Most fragments of Mimnermus come from quotations. Elegy was normally accompanied by a pipe player. The work of the earliest elegists, Callinus, Tyrtaeus and Mimnermus was suitable for parties or while on military campaigns.
Dates: Mimnermus was active in the latter half of the 7th century B.C.
Field: Elegiac poetry
Location: Mimnermus probably came from Colophon or Smyrna, according to Pausanias.
References: The Cambridge History of Classical Literature Volume I Part 1 - Early Greek Poetry. Edited by P.E Easterling and B.M.W. Knox. 1989.
