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 ...
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  3. britannica.com

    Jan 20, 2025Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753−84) was the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States. ... To the University of Cambridge, in New England" The poem "To the University of Cambridge, in New England", written in 1767 by Phillis Wheatley. (more) ... some scholars have argued that Odell misrepresented Wheatley's life and works.
  4. interestingliterature.com

    Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-84), ... 'To S. M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works'. To show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent, And thought in living characters to paint, ... This poem is slightly unusual among Phillis Wheatley's poems in that it's written in blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter. This looser form, freed ...
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  6. phillis-wheatley.org

    Wheatley also wrote about current political events such as the Stamp Act and was a supporter of the American independence. She wrote a poem to George Washington "To His Excellency, George Washington" in which she praises him for his heroism.. Main Works "An Elegiac Poem On the Death of that celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the Reverend and Learned Mr. George ...
  7. 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.
  8. womenshistory.org

    Phillis Wheatley Peters is broadly recognized as the first African American woman and only the third American woman to publish a book of poems. Her works continues to be studied by historians, and her legacy has inspired generations of writers. Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by enslavers and brought to America in 1761.
  9. 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, ... 09. (from) Thoughts on the Works of Providence. Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise To praise the monarch of the earth and skies, Whose goodness and benificence appear
  10. literaryladiesguide.com

    When Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley was published in 1773, it marked several significant milestones.Following is a selection of poems by Phillis Wheatley from this collection. It was the first book by a slave to be published in the Colonies, and only the third book by a woman in the American colonies to be published.
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