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Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784), was the first African American female writer to be published in the United States. Her book Poems on Various Subjects was published in 1773, two years before the American Revolutionary War began, and is seen as one of the first examples of African American literature.
Early years
Born in Senegal, she was captured and sold into slavery at the age of 7, Wheatley was brought to America in ca. 1760 where John and Susannah Wheatley of Boston, Massachusetts purchased her and where she converted to the Christian faith. The family of merchants made sure that the intellectually gifted girl receive a good education, including study of Latin, Greek, mythology and history. She quickly mastered the English language, with her first poem published in 1767 at age 13 in the Newport Mercury. More poems soon followed.
Poetry
In 1770 she wrote a poetic tribute on the death of the Calvinist George Whitefield that received widespread acclaim in Boston. Her poetry was praised by many of the leading figures of the American Revolution, including George Washington, who referred to her "great poetical Genius" and personally thanked her for a poem she wrote in his honor. This praise was not universal. For example, Thomas Jefferson was among the harshest critics of her poetry, writing "The heroes of the Dunciad are to her, as Hercules to the author of that poem." More on [ Phillis Wheatley ]
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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir - by Phillis Wheatley - Dover Publications. http://bit.ly/7PSWs8
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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir - by Phillis Wheatley - Dover Publications. http://bit.ly/7PSWs8
The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir - by Phillis Wheatley - Dover Publications. http://tinyurl.com/yaowjo4
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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir - by Phillis Wheatley - Dover Publications. http://tinyurl.com/yaowjo4
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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir (Paperback) by Phillis Wheatley is out today http://merecal.com/12hxp #books
Just finished two Phillis Wheatley poems! I'm so happy she and God spoke to me early this morning!
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Just finished two Phillis Wheatley poems! I'm so happy she and God spoke to me early this morning!
A Voice of Her Own - Brief biography with images of her works.
Meta Description: [ American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination (Phyllis Wheatley). The gifted young black poet Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784) was celebrated as "the extraordinary poetical genius" of colonial
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Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley - A book by Margaretta Matilda Odell, published in 1834. Full text is available online in HTML or TEI.
Meta Description: [ Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave. Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans. by Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784 and Margaretta Matilda Odell ]
Phillis Wheatley - A brief biographical and historical note; photograph of the title page and frontispiece of a first edition of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, 1773.
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) - Information page on the author on the PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide website.
Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism - Short biography.
Voices From the Gaps: Phillis Wheatley - Brief biography, poem, links and related sources.
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Women's History: Slave Poet of Colonial America - Includes a biography, assessments of her literary contribution, and links.
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