Phillis Wheatley: African-American Published Poet
Phillis Wheatley became the first African American enslaved poet to have her work published in 1773 at nineteen years old.
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Celtic Legends | The Book of Taliesin | Poet and Bard of Sixth Century Wales
Taliesin, Chief of Bards, is mentioned in Nennius’s Historia Brittonum (c.800) . Scholars believe twelve of the sixty poems are by Taliesin.
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Between the Covers | Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre....
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