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mrswhiteinthelibrary's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I understand why Wheatley is a household name now. She is able to explore the profound and sacred with a keen lens and hope, which, given her own experiences and the time in which she wrote, is nothing short of miraculous. But Wheatley is a worthy read even if you know nothing of her story, and deserves to have the respect in death she was denied for most of her life.
hopebrockway's review
3.0
In an effort to try and understand poetry, I've decided to read more. I thought that the sheer volume of poetry exposure should help me understand what's going on. So far, I've just read things I don't understand. To be honest, it's not really helping my comprehension.
For my next foray into the poetry world, I decided to read some Phyllis Wheatley.
Again, this did not help my comprehension. Reading poetry is hard enough, but adding 18th-century syntax makes the experience a bit harder.
The poems were beautiful. And mainly centered around death? Idk what that was about. I guess she wrote them for people experiencing loss, which is beautiful and so thoughtful.
There were also some poems about slavery which, coming from a girl who was a slave, was amazing to read. She pulled no punches and roasted everyone. I loved it.
While I didn't quite know what was going on, I enjoyed these poems. I'm inspired by Phyllis's life: her eagerness to learn and her bravery for writing poems that would later free her.
For my next foray into the poetry world, I decided to read some Phyllis Wheatley.
Again, this did not help my comprehension. Reading poetry is hard enough, but adding 18th-century syntax makes the experience a bit harder.
The poems were beautiful. And mainly centered around death? Idk what that was about. I guess she wrote them for people experiencing loss, which is beautiful and so thoughtful.
There were also some poems about slavery which, coming from a girl who was a slave, was amazing to read. She pulled no punches and roasted everyone. I loved it.
While I didn't quite know what was going on, I enjoyed these poems. I'm inspired by Phyllis's life: her eagerness to learn and her bravery for writing poems that would later free her.
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