BeeFound: Washington & Wheatley Write!

Experience a historical lecture and poetry writing session where poet Toni Bee and Professor Nicole Aljoe discuss the unique relationship between General George Washington and Poet Phillis Wheatley Peters. They will attempt to answer lingering questions such as: what were the general's views on enslavement, and did the poet's international fame influence the politics of the nation's first president?

Toni Bee is a poet, education, workshop facilitator, and Cambridge Poetry Ambassador. Nicole Aljoe is a Professor of English and Africana studies at Northeastern University. They are co-authors of the article "Reading and Teaching Phillis Wheatley Peters in Boston", published in the journal Early American Literature.

Poetry prompts will be given, writing is encouraged, open mic for participants to share, dinner is served and is free to the public.