‘A Hymn to the Evening’ by Phillis Wheatley describes a speaker’s desire to take on the glow of evening so that she may show her love for God.
Phillis Wheatley's poetry, including this poem, showcases her exceptional talent as a poet. As an enslaved African American woman writing in the 18th century, her poetry defied societal expectations and highlighted her intellectual and creative prowess. Wheatley's poems often explored themes of religion, nature, and the human experience, leaving a lasting legacy as one of the earliest African American poets in American literature.
Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main
The pealing thunder shook the heav'nly plain;
Majestic grandeur! From the zephyr's wing,
Exhales the incense of the blooming spring.
‘To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth’ is a eulogy written by the African-American poet Phillis Wheatley. This poem glorifies the humanitarian Earl for his contribution to the abolitionist cause.
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