Wheatley Peter News Today

The University of Michigan has acquired one of the most important American books of the late 18th century—widely regarded as the first book of poetry written by an African American woman.

Lincoln Center has revealed its 2024 American Songbook Series!

Poetry and literature can serve as a wellspring of inspiration for musicians and composers alike.

The stunning trove of texts sheds new light on Wheatley, the first African American to publish a book of poetry

By Jay Moschella, Curator of Rare Books at the Boston Public Library. Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) was an early American…

Plus a celebration of the iconic poet, Phillis Wheatley, and a Ukrainian art demo at the ICA.

It was a testimony to freedom: “Can I then but pray,” she wrote, “Others may never feel tyrannic sway?” You might know her as the woman forever poised in thought at Boston’s Women’s Memorial between Fairfield and Gloucester Streets on Commonwealth Ave.  What each passerby might not know is the extraordinary story she has shared with her flawlessly balanced feather quill — and the stories she continues to inspire.  America’s first Black poet, Phillis Wheatley was born on May 8,...