Guide My Pen: Poet Phillis Wheatley Gets Published

by Greg Roza

Phillis Wheatley rose from the limitations of slavery to become a published poet whose work is still studied today. At age 14, she published her first poem. Even President George Washington was among the many fans of her work. Readers of this book will be inspired by the tale of this remarkable American.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Tim Fewless · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent poems

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise, if a little sanitized, telling of the Life of Phillis Wheatley.
She is a fascinating historical figure who deserves more credit than she gets. It's great that her poems have been preserved all of this years.

We discuss her in depth over on Howe's Things: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/po...

[Rebekah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked about half of the poems. Most of the poems were funeral poems, and all were very religious/Biblical in references.