Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects

Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects is a poetry collection written by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in 1854.[1] Her non-fiction collection of poems and essays consists of a brief preface followed by a collection of poems and three short writings.[2] Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects sold approximately 12,000 copies in its first four years in print and was reprinted at least twenty times during Harper's lifetime.[3] The work includes several poetic responses to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.[3] Harper's work focuses on the themes Christianity, slavery, and women.[4]

  1. ^ Harper, Frances (1854). Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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  3. ^ a b "James M. Whitfield's America and Other Poems: Contexts". www.classroomelectric.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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