Emilia Lanier was an English writer and poet during the Elizabethan period. Her 1611 volume Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum has been seen as protofeminist. She has a claim to be one of the first women poets
Portrait by Nicholas Hilliard, suggested to be Lanier
Hilliard Miniature, possibly Lanier
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The title page of Lanier's collection of poetry, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum.
Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American writer. As of 2026, Picoult has published 30 novels, several short stories, and has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Approximately 40 million copies of her
Emilia Lanier
…as often as in comparable works. The idea would receive some further support from writers including reporter Elizabeth Winkler and feminist novelist Jodi Picoult. Lanier was largely forgotten for centuries, but study of her has increased in recent decades. She is remembered for contributing to English literature…
Picoult at San Diego Writers Festival 2026
Picoult as the 2013 Harry Middleton Lecturer at the LBJ Presidential Library