Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, An Issue of Mercy: Exploring the Life of Phillis Wheatley Peters Through Documents & Poetry
In this online lecture, poet, essayist, and novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers will discuss the research and practice that led to her latest book of poetry, The Age of Phillis (2020). This collection is based upon fifteen years of research on the life and times of Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784), a formerly enslaved person who was the first African American woman to publish a book.
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