Bronzed and beautiful Sep 8, 2008
It was a muggy day and I was mesmerized, so I sat down near first lady Abigail Adams, poet Phillis Wheatley, and abolitionist Lucy Stone for shade and inspiration. New York artist Meredith Bergmann has written a bronze love letter to these writers, champions of social justice, and all-around role models with her Boston Women's Memorial. (Boston Globe)
UGA grad is Georgia Woman of the Year Aug 10, 2008
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Revolutionary Women Jun 29, 2008
The book covers the lead-up to revolution and the eight-year war, during which we meet a dazzling array of women and girls supporting the war effort, aiding soldiers and spies, along with slave poet Phillis Wheatley, who sends a poem to George Washington. No one who encounters this book could ever again think history is dull. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Phillis Wheatley Apr 4, 2008
The first African American published female poet. Critics of her work still debate whether her work sought social reform with its Christian and classical references, while criticizing white oppression, or if the writings, often abolitionist in nature, were advocating assimilation into the dominant white culture. (Suite101.com)
Creative spirit, sustaining power Mar 25, 2008
Certainly, the trials of Phillis Wheatley, the founding figure of the African-American literary tradition and a poet much beloved by Walker, provides us with some perspective on the Georgia writer's decision, one made long ago, to leave us with a record of the manner in which genius became legend. As the author of "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," Wheatley published in 1773 the first book by a black and the second by a woman in Colonial America. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hail, Miss Columbia! Mar 18, 2008
The name evolved more than 70 years later when, Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, wrote a far better ode invoking Miss Columbia in 1775 and sent it off to Gen. George Washington. In his reply, he praised her "elegant lines" and "great poetical talents.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Henrietta Bell Wells, 96; was on 'Great Debate' team Mar 17, 2008
Ms. Wells was valedictorian of her senior class at Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston. After graduating in 1929, she enrolled at Wiley College on a scholarship. (Boston Globe)
Man's quest to document black history Feb 24, 2008
Last fall, the University of South Carolina paid $35,000 for a first-edition book by black poet Phillis Wheatley, a slave who once read her work in the presence of George Washington. Blockson said he paid a sliver of that when he acquired his copy 40 years ago. (MSNBC -- Race)
Pupils learn about Black History Month Feb 22, 2008
Poet Phillis Wheatley was the focus of Linda Burklow's essay. In 1773, Wheatley published "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," a book of 39 poems. (The News-Herald)
PCC's Creech gets new position Feb 17, 2008
During his speech, "Remembering the Past: Crafting a Future." Locke said America's educational system has not given enough emphasis to the historical significance of black Americans such as patriot Crispus Attucks, scientist Benjamin Banneker and poet Phillis Wheatley. Though he says America has come a long way toward reaching the "just society outlined in the Constitution," Locke says there is still much to be done. (The Daily Reflector)
Today's culture not justAmerican -- it's African-American Feb 3, 2008
Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784; considered the first important black American writer. Despite being brought to America as a slave, she got an education and wrote a collection of poems called "Poems on Various Subjects.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The Pride of Miss.: Gov.'s Awards for Excellence in the Arts recipients Jan 4, 2008
She holds the Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair in Poetry at Emory. Atlanta is where I grew up, she has said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Pulitzer-winning poet Trethewey to speak at DSU Oct 9, 2007
Trethewey, who was born in Gulfport, is the Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair of Poetry at Emory University in Atlanta. Admission is free. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Students enjoy historical performance Sep 20, 2007
She told a variety of tales from the American Revolution, from a story about the Stamp Act to the stories of Deborah Sampson (a female soldier in the war), Peggy Shippen Arnold (Benedict Arnold's wife), and Phillis Wheatley (a slave who earned fame and respect as a published poet). Ruehlmann has been performing as a professional storyteller since 1990. (The Burke Times, VA)
Classical picks Aug 24, 2007
Wednesday at the Hatch Shell, Charles Ansbacher leads the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" and Nkeiru Okoye's "Journey of Phillis Wheatley.". Tomorrow night at Longy School of Music, the Boston Chamber Music Society presents the last of four programs devoted to the works of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms. (Boston Globe)
Concertos, premieres for BMOP's new season Aug 24, 2007
Next Wednesday it reprises "The Journey of Phillis Wheatley," a 2005 work that's one of several BLO commissions of music for children. Wheatley, a slave, was the first African-American woman to publish a book in America. (Boston Globe)
Rebates to pay for school computers May 6, 2007
This would help us a zillion ways,'' said Deliose Brown, principal at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School in Miami. With more than 90 percent of students qualifying for free or reduced lunches, school is often the only place that students are exposed to technology, Brown said. (The Miami Herald)
Wheatleys Classical Influence Mar 17, 2007
Wheatleys Classical Influence: Phillis Wheatleys An Hymn to the Morning ... Phillis Wheatleys An Hymn to the Morning ... Phillis Wheatley s poem consists of ten riming couplets. (Suite101.com)
Poet's 'Confederate Dead' book brings history's characters to life Jan 22, 2007
In "For the Confederate Dead," published by Knopf, he re-imagines the past through the voices of newly freed slaves after the Civil War, a travelogue by Booker T. Washington, and an homage to 18th-century Boston poet Phillis Wheatley. As a poet retelling history, Young follows in a tradition that dates back to Homer. (Boston Globe -- Living)
