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[REBROADCAST FROM April 2023] Revolutionary Era poet Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved woman who nevertheless became one of the most celebrated poets of her day. Author David Waldstreicher discusses his book, The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence (us.macmillan.com/books/9781429969451/the-odyssey-of-phillis-wheatley) , as part of our Full Bio series.
Cover art courtesy of the publisher
[REBROADCAST FROM April 2023] Revolutionary Era poet Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved woman who nevertheless became one of the most celebrated poets of her day. Author David Waldstreicher discusses his book, The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence (us.macmillan.com/books/9781429969451/the-odyssey-of-phillis-wheatley) , as part of our Full Bio series.
Cover art courtesy of the publisher
