Women’s History Month Kicks Off with Phillis Wheatley’s Odyssey
March 18, 2024
An engaged crowd welcomed David Waldstreicher, celebrated author and historian of early and nineteenth-century America to discuss his latest work about the enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley in conversation with author and poet Iain Haley Pollock, Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Manhattanville College. David’s latest book has been called the most deeply researched biography of the poet. Watch the full video of their conversation here.
David Waldstreicher explains how Wheatley was able to write her poetry despite being enslaved
Iain Haley Pollock reads modern verse inspired by Wheatley’s poems
Kevin Crowe and Elizabeth Poyet listen attentively
Suzanne Clary, Francine Shorts and Ingraham Taylor
Alison Relyea, Iain Haley Pollock and David Waldstreicher
A young historian inspired
Meredith Slater, David Waldstreicher, Iain Haley Pollock and Suzanne Clary
