1. poetryfoundation.org

    Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America. Educated and enslaved in the household of prominent Boston commercialist John Wheatley, lionized in New England and England, with presses in both places publishing her poems, and paraded before the new republic's political leadership and the old empire's aristocracy ...
  2. gilderlehrman.org

    Born in Africa, Phillis Wheatley was captured and sold into slavery as a child. She was purchased by John Wheatley of Boston in 1761. The Wheatleys soon recognized Phillis's intelligence and taught her to read and write. She became well known locally for her poetry. Through the Wheatley family, Phillis came into contact with many prominent ...
  3. poetryfoundation.org

    By Phillis Wheatley Peters. Share 'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand. ... Tracing the fight for equality and women's rights through poetry. Audio. A Change of World, Episode 1: The Wilderness. The first episode in a special series on the women's movement. Listen now. Glossary Terms.
  4. weareteachers.com

    Apr 9, 2024The 25 Phillis Wheatley poems below are among her best and show how strong she was at her craft, and how she helped shape the opinions of colonial men and women. Get the full text of each poem as a free printable to use with your students by filling out the form on this page. You'll notice some grammatical and spelling imperfections have been ...
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 - December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. [2] [3] Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where she was bought by the Wheatley family of Boston.
  6. britannica.com

    Jan 20, 2025Phillis Wheatley's first book of poetry Frontispiece and title page of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773) by Phillis Wheatley, the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States. The portrait on which the frontispiece's engraving is based is often attributed to Scipio Moorhead, an Black artist and writer who, like Wheatley, was enslaved and living in Boston.
  7. amblesideonline.org

    Home > By Subject > Poetry > Poems of Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784. Poems of Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784. Slave poet kidnapped from Senegal as a child, raised and wrote in Boston; the BBC wrote an article about Phillis Wheatley which is online here. 01. On Virtue 02. To The University Of Cambridge 03. To the King's Most Excellent Majesty 04.
  8. psu.pb.unizin.org

    Here, John Wheatley purchased Phillis as a personal servant for his wife on July 11, 1761. John Wheatley named her after the ship that had transported her to America. Phillis Wheatley was educated by her enslavers, which was not common during this period. She was educated in English, Latin, and Greek, and wrote highly praised poetry.

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