From Slave to Poet

Phillis Wheatley
Originally a slave, Phillis wound up being raised as a daughter by the family who owned her.  Taught to read and write, Phillis wrote her first poem at the age of 13.  As the first African-American author to be published in America, Phillis often wrote of patriotism, battles, and her belief in the greatness of America.
                                        

Digital copy of "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral."