Hester Pulter was a female Renaissance poet, deeply interested in modern science, politics and literature, yet her identity as a woman kept her both geographically and intellectually isolated and her poetry was left undiscovered in a library until it was discovered accidentally in 1996. Hester gives a rare female voice to the poetic language of scientific discovery, we urge you to give her a read!

A spotlight on Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian author who writes in English. Amy first discovered her work when completing her french dissertation on Haitian literature, and found her novels a fascinating insight into a history that was previously unknown - the parsley massacre, the continued rivalry between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This post spotlights a different country as well as an inspiring female author worth a voice.