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Phillis Wheatley

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Gender Female
Death240 years ago
Date of birth May 8,1753
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born West Africa
Date of died December 5,1784
DiedBoston
Massachusetts
United States
ChildrenUncertain. Up to three with none surviving past early childhood.
Spouse John Peters
BuriedCopp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Poet
Nicknamethe African genius
Periods American Revolution
Place of burialCopps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nominations Audie Award for Multi-voiced Performance
Notabl workPoems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
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Poems
The collected works of Phillis Wheatley
Life and Works of Phillis Wheatley: Containing Her Complete Poetical Works, Numerous Letters, and a Complete Biography of this Famous Poet of a Century and a Half Ago
Poems and Letters
America's First Black Poet: A Biographical Sketch of Phillis Wheatley
Various Poems
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral: By an African American Slave Woman, Writing in the 18th Century (Hardcover)
On Being Brought from Africa to America and Other Poems: Includes MLA Style Citations for Scholarly Secondary Sources, Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Critical Essays (Squid Ink Classics)
Eighteenth Century Afro-American Texts
The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq, Volume 1
Poems of Phillis Wheatley
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Being Brought from Africa to America - The Best of Phillis Wheatley
Complete writings
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Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.

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