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Episode 14 | Matt Mullins on Anne Bradstreet

The Scandal of Reading

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A Woman's Poems

The poet was part of the Puritan zeitgeist when she came to New England in 1630. Her poetry gives these beautiful visions of a hope that is not dismissive of suffering, says author Julian Zelizer. "We live in a world torn by sin and death and Bradstreet," writes Zelizer.

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