By Lee A. Zito Philip Freneau interested me from the start because I had never once heard of him. Reading his biography, I was surprised that just like John Woolman, he too was from New Jersey. As I read the rest of his biography in the book, my impression of him was heavily mixed. While he was described to be one of the most influential American poets, he was also described as a failure at …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…Native American customs, which he highly respects. These customs Freneau witnesses shine in a world where his culture tries to emit a dark cloud to hide them. I really enjoyed Freneau's work. Maybe in a different time his works would be even more greatly appreciated. As for his failure's, I feel they might have been misunderstood. Many great poets and writers were absolute failures in life, only to be highly respected and cherished in death.