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In 1773, 20-year-old Phillis Wheatley became the first Black American published author. Enslaved in West Africa and brought to Boston as a child, Wheatley’s voice and poetry soon bloomed, blending classical verse and heightened imagery to describe Colonial and Revolutionary Boston around her.
Her work continues to inspire, influence, and challenge poets today. Artress Bethany White co-edited of Wheatley at 250: Black Women Poets Re-imagine the Verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters, which shows us how Wheatley’s work continues to endure, as does the creative interaction with it.
In this conversation, we’ll explore who Phillis Wheatley Peters was as a person and a writer, how the collection Wheatley at 250 came together, and why her poetry continues to resonate with and guide us today. We’ll also talk about Artress’s new poetry collection, A Black Doe in the Anthropocene.
Your ticket includes:
an author conversation and Q&A
guided small group discussion
snacks, drinks, and desserts
a signature literary cocktail
conversation and connection
a curated selection of books to purchase
Transcendentalism was born in Concord. Emerson philosophized about our connection to nature, Thoreau went to the wood to live deliberately, Fuller reimagined a new social hierarchy, and Alcott translated its individualism into four March sisters.
Their influence is still felt today. “The lure of the Transcendentalists, the famous forests surrounding Concord, and the history of dead—but lingering—writers had drawn Hazel to the sleepy town on the outskirts of Boston…” So begin’s The Forest Becomes Her, Julie Carrick Dalton’s new novel about three women seeking to save the land, and themselves.
In this conversation, we’ll explore the Transcendentalist influences on these fictional characters, the rich literary setting of Concord, and how fiction can raise awareness around climate crisis.
Your ticket includes:
an author conversation and Q&A
guided small group discussion
snacks, drinks, and desserts
a signature literary cocktail
conversation and connection
a curated selection of books to purchase
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