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Anne Bradstreet 1 st American Poet

Anne Bradstreet 1 st American Poet. 1612 - 1672. Early Life. Born in England Raised with a Puritan upbringing Grew up in a wealthy environment Was provided an education Unusual for a woman Supposedly had eight tutors Had access to books Her father worked as steward to Earl of Lincoln.

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Anne Bradstreet 1 st American Poet

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  1. Anne Bradstreet1st American Poet 1612 - 1672

  2. Early Life • Born in England • Raised with a Puritan upbringing • Grew up in a wealthy environment • Was provided an education • Unusual for a woman • Supposedly had eight tutors • Had access to books • Her father worked as steward to Earl of Lincoln

  3. Married Life • Got married at 16 to Simon Bradstreet • Moved to the colonies with her husband in 1630 • Husband, Simon, became a governor • He was away from home often for political responsibilities • Lived near Salem, MA • Devoted mother to 8 children • She wrote letters, journals, and poetry • Shared with family and friends

  4. Literary Merits • 1650 her 1st book of poetry published • Called The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, By a Gentlewoman of Those Parts • Her brother-in-law secretly took her work to London • Her poetry was popular in England and the colonies • People identified with her subjects – and she was a woman • Wrote at the same time as Shakespeare • Women writers rare in this time period • Interesting that first American poet was a teenage girl • Wrote about domestic life (her children, personal tragedies, her husband) and God (spiritual poetry)

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