In 1767, Wheatley’s first poem, “On Messrs Hussey and Coffin,” was published in the Newport Mercury newspaper. She continued to write poetry that gained attention in Boston’s literary circles.

Poems by Wheatley with Amanda Gorman, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Richard Blanco, and more. In 1770s Boston, Phillis Wheatley was at the same time enslaved and an international celebrity: a writer who ...

Phillis Wheatley: The unsung Black poet who shaped the US (Credit: Paul Matzner/Alamy) She is believed to be the first enslaved person and first African American to publish a book of poetry.

"Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" is Phillis Wheatley's sole published poetry book. ©Special Collections, Margaret Clapp Library, Wellesley College Library Tag 03122006 Arts ...

“Phillis Wheatley was admired by George Washington, and she led an extraordinary American life. Despite enslavement to a Boston merchant family, she rose to become an unforgettable poet.

“Phillis Wheatley was admired by George Washington, and she led an extraordinary American life. Despite enslavement to a Boston merchant family, she rose to become an unforgettable poet.

Some of Wheatley's poetry, particularly her poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America," has been subject to criticism, as some interpret it as defending slavery through the lens of Christianity.

The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country's first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher's “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's ...

“Phillis Wheatley was admired by George Washington, and she led an extraordinary American life. Despite enslavement to a Boston merchant family, she rose to become an unforgettable poet.

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of Ph… ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of ...