Anne Bradstreet, the most famous 17th century female poet, was only 18 when she arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1630 on the Arbella. She was well educated while in England and reluctant to leave ... and as a puritan. Throughout her life, Bradstreet was concerned with the issues of sin and redemption, physical and emotional frailty, death and immorality" (Wendy Martin, 1). One of Anne's famous poems, Verses Upon the Burning of our House, was written after a disastrous fire burned down the Bradstreets' house in 1666, which left them homeless. However, the most ... famous poem that Anne ever wro...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate