Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

Phillis Wheatley

58 pages first pub 1773 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Born in West Africa in approximately 1753, Wheatley was sold into slavery as a child and transported to the American colonies in 1761. She was bought by a wealthy Boston merchant named John Wheatley to serve as a servant to his family. They gave t...

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