Poetry and Verse Verse appeared in most newspapers Broadside Ballads: a single sheet of paper printed on both sides on a current topic were very popular Philip Freneau: America's earliest Lyric poet Joel Barlow: known for A Hasty Pudding Phyllis Wheatley: African American literary genius Michel-Guillaume Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer Ben Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac was in most American homes
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