Black History Month: Phyllis Wheatley, First Black Poet and Author
Phyllis Wheatley, First Black Author and Poet in America Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth P hillis Wheatley, America's #FirstBlackAuthor and #poet ! Wheatley's poetry showcases her deep engagement with classical texts, like #Homer and #Virgil , reflecting on the complexity of her relationship with them. Drawing inspiration from Terence, she beautifully articulates her perspective: "The happier Terence all the choir inspir'd, His soul replenish'd, and his bosom fir'd; But say, ye Muses, why this partial grace, To one alone of Afric's sable race;" (Source: G reenwood, Emily (January 1, 2011). "Chapter 6: T he Politics of Classicism in the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley" . In Hall, Edith; McConnell, Justine; Alston, Richard (eds.). A ncient Slavery and Abolition. From Hobbes to Hollywood. OUP. pp. 153–180. ISBN 9780199574674). #ClassicalTexts #Literature #Poetry #BlackExcellence #NationalBlackLoveDay Submitted by: Renaldo McKenzie, Autho