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Reviewed on March 1, 2020 | Finding Self/Finding Home
Phillis is, of course, Phillis Wheatley, the West Africa-born woman who rose above enslavement to challenge society's presumptions by publishing a collection of poetry in 1773. Having spent 15 years researching Wheatley's life, award-winning poet Jeffers (The Glory Gets) transforms fact into beautifully conc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
