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Category: Phillis Wheatley Poems

Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where she was bought by the Wheatley family of Boston.

To Maecenas by Phillis Wheatley

On Virtue by Phillis Wheatley

To The King’s Most Excellent Majesty (1768) by Phillis Wheatley

To The University Of Cambridge, In New England by Phillis Wheatley

On Being Brought From Africa To America by Phillis Wheatley

On The Death Of The Rev. Dr. Sewell, 1769 by Phillis Wheatley

On The Death Of A Young Lady Of Five Years Of Age by Phillis Wheatley

On The Death Of The Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, 1770 by Phillis Wheatley

On The Death Of A Young Gentleman by Phillis Wheatley

To A Lady On The Death Of Her Husband by Phillis Wheatley

Goliath Of Gath by Phillis Wheatley

Thoughts On The Works Of Providence by Phillis Wheatley

To A Clergyman On The Death Of His Lady by Phillis Wheatley

An Hymn To The Morning by Phillis Wheatley

To A Lady On The Death Of Three Relations by Phillis Wheatley