Anne Bradstreet

LitCharts guides for works by Anne Bradstreet

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Anne Bradstreet. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Anne Bradstreet's poetry.

Before the Birth of One of Her Children

Anne Bradstreet's "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" is actually about death—specifically, death in childbirth, an all-too-common fate when this poem appeared in 1678. The first published wr... view guide

The Author to Her Book

"The Author to Her Book" was written in the mid-1600s by the Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet, after she and her family had emigrated from England to America. In the poem, Bradstreet explores her own f... view guide

To My Dear and Loving Husband

"To My Dear and Loving Husband" is a poem by the Colonial American poet Anne Bradstreet. The poem was first published in 1678, as part of Bradstreet's posthumous collection Several Poems. Bradstree... view guide

Verses upon the Burning of our House

"Verses upon the Burning of our House" was written by the Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet in response to the real-life destruction of her home in Andover, Massachusetts, which burned to the ground in ... view guide