Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age s…

Here are 37 distinctively American poems, covering the mid-17th - early 20th Centuries, from Anne Bradstreet to Dorothy Parker's sole PD wor…

A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…

From the preface of the book: "To the present time, there has been no collection of stories and poems by Negro writers, which colored c…

This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.

This is an open collection of poems for the months of November and December 2009.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of To S. M. A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works.This was the Weekly Poetry project for …

This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2016.

This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …

This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2022.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of An Hymn to the Evening by Phillis Wheatley.This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 11, 20…

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Ode to Neptune By Phillis Wheatley.This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 23, 2024. -…