Question

This person claims that “lurking behind the docile lamb” is an “unconquered lioness” who asserts, “I am!” in a poem by Naomi Long Madgett. Poems about this person’s life are divided into books like “Enlightenment,” “Awakening,” and “Voyage” in a 2020 poetry collection by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers titled for the “Age” of this person. (15[1])A poem addressed to this person intersperses Biblical verse numbers between instructions to “seek the living God” and “drink Samaria’s flood” after calling this writer a (*) “pious youth.” A poem by this author demands “the grace and glory of thy martial band” and extols (10[1])“A crown, (10[1])a mansion, and a throne that shine.” (10[1])This addressee of a poem by Jupiter Hammon credited “mercy” with bringing her from (10[1])the “Pagan​ land” (10[3])where she was enslaved. (10[1])For 10 points, name this early Black female poet of “On Being Brought from Africa to America.” ■END■

ANSWER: Phillis Wheatley [or Phillis Wheatley Peters; prompt on Phillis or The Age of Phillis] (The first poem is “Phillis.”)
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Sean FarrellHouston Junior CollegeWorld's Fair Wiggle Walk5315
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Jeffrey FungJeffrey and DahmersClark A10610
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Jaimie CarlsonLabour's Lost LoversJason Lovers12310
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Urbas EkkaTunks et al.Williams et al.12310
Kevin WangTriple Round Robin LoversClark B12710

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