num_pages: 108
description: The poetry of America's first published black poet was published before the Revolutionary War and recognized throughout the English-speaking world. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa, sold as a slave in America, and became a celebrity in Europe. This volume also contains a short memoir of her life.
language: English
title: Poems of Phillis Wheatley
titlecomplete: Poems of Phillis Wheatley (Applewood Books)
genres: Classics, American, Feminism, History, Race, African American, Grad School, Black Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 360
publisher: Applewood Books