2- Read Bradstreet and Wheatley. Study the introductions, study the poems, for each poet compose a statement that expresses your opinion about the poet and her poems- for example, Bradstreet in her poetry expresses her grief over the deaths of her children; Wheatley in her Poetry uses biblical imagery to express her thoughts on slavery. Once you have given your thesis on each, choose the poems to illustrate and any quotations from the introduction and the handout on the poet.