Phillis Wheatley

1753 – 5 December 1784 / Gambia

Popular Poems

His Excellency General Washington
A Farewell To America To Mrs. S. W.
On Virtue
On Being Brought From Africa To America
Ode To Neptune
A Rebus
To A Lady On Her Coming To North-America With Her Son, For The Recovery Of Her Health
On The Death Of J.C. An Infant
An Hymn To The Morning
An Hymn To The Evening
To A Clergyman On The Death Of His Lady
Goliath Of Gath
To A Gentleman And Lady On The Death Of The Lady's Brother And Sister, And A Child Of The Name Of Avis, Aged One Year
A Funeral Poem On The Death Of C. E. An Infant Of Twelve Months