Phillis Wheatley
Brought to Boston enslaved as a child, she became the first African-American author of a published book of poetry, celebrated on two continents.
Poems by Phillis Wheatley
A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E.
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗An Hymn To Humanity (To S.P.G. Esp)
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗To A Lady On The Death Of Her Husband
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On the Death Of His Daughter
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗To a Lady and Her Children
18th-century · English
Read poem ↗POETIX STREAM · LAURENCE FULLER
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