USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Anne Bradstreet was a reluctant settler in America, a Puritan who migrated from her beloved England in the 1600s. She became America’s first poet, and a new biography details her life. Scott Simon speaks with poet Charlotte Gordon, author of Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America’s First Poet.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Anne’s accomplishments are incredible for any writer of her time, but especially so for a woman, ” wrote her 14th great-granddaughter in the 2021 children’s book, Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anne Bradstreet, New England’s first published poet. Anne was the mother of eight children and wife of the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Anne’s collection of poetry was titled The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America.

Detailed explanation-4: -This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform.