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Jun 14, 2024 · Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753−84) was the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States. She is best known today for her poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” (1768).
Mar 7, 2023 · A biography by David Waldstreicher offers a radical new vision of the life and work of colonial America’s brilliant Black female poet. Share full article. A detail of a portrait of Phillis...
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Mar 7, 2023 · The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley is [. . .] historical biography at its best.” ―Kerri Greenidge, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose extraordinary poetry set African American literature at the heart of the American Revolution.
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In Phillis Wheatley, Vincent Carretta offers the first full-length biography of a figure whose origins and later life have remained shadowy despite her iconic status. A scholar with extensive knowledge of transatlantic literature and history, Carretta uncovers new details about Wheatley's origins, her upbringing, and how she gained freedom.
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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · After being kidnapped from West Africa and enslaved in Boston, Phillis Wheatley became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies in 1773.
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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.
