... owners would have done, they began to teach her to read and write. She was a very bright child who was reading passages from the Bible, Greek and Latin classics, astronomy, geography, history, and British literature only sixteen months after her arrival. The Wheatley's daughter, Mary, encouraged and helped Phillis. Phillis had her first poem published at the tender age of twelve. It ... Susanna Wheatley's allergies. In England a publisher was found for Phillis's first book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. It was the first book of published poetry by an African American. ...

• Word Count: 365
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School