"What Phillis Wheatley Told Me" By Anna J. Small Roseboro

In celebration of Black History Month, MANA is pleased to present a poem by Anna J. Small Roseboro, a wife, mother, author, educator, and writing coach based in Grand Rapids, MI.

Rosoboro’s poem, "What Phillis Wheatley Told Me," honors Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), the first African American author of a book of poetry.

Roseboro asked, “What would Phillis Wheatley tell you?” Her poem in the video below is what she imagined Phillis Wheatley would say.

Enjoy!