Anne Bradstreet
Poet
Name at birth: Anne Dudley
Anne Bradstreet emigrated to Massachusetts with her father and her husband in 1630. Her husband later became a governor of the colony, while Anne wrote poetry and raised their eight children. She is considered the first significant poet of Puritan-era America. Bradstreet's volumes include The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America and Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning.
Four Good Links
Britannica.Com: Anne Bradstreet
The encyclopedia calls her "one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies"
Selected Poetry of Anne Bradstreet
A dozen poems and a brief biography
Anne Bradstreet Links
A literary links site has a brief bio and some resources
Index to Anne Bradstreet
Info on Bradstreet and other Puritan poets
