Background
Danielle Ryle is a poet and scholar driven by a fascination with the act of writing. A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University (PhD, 2022), her research focuses on the domestic and functional writing practices of 16th and 17th Century British women. Letters, diaries, recipes, and family histories made space in early period women’s lives for written expressions that both defined and expanded the act of living as a woman in the Renaissance. As a poet, Danielle nests metaphor within metaphor and writes for the beauty of the line and the landscape. Her poems have most recently appeared in Appalachian Review, Seneca Review, Hare’s Paw, and Cheat River Review. Over her career, Danielle has taught academic, professional, and creative writing and is a devotee of the first draft. Students in her classes learn to “talk back” to scholarly conversations and to claim the title of “writer” with all its responsibilities, anxieties, and joys.
Education
- PhD, MA, The Pennsylvania State University
- MFA, West Virginia University
- BA, Kentucky Wesleyan College
- AA, Owensboro Community and Technical College
Research Interests
- Women’s Writing
- Archival Methods and Theories
- Early Modern Literature
- Poetry Writing
