Unlocking Anne

Anne Lock, a woman living in 16th-century England, wrote the first ever sonnet sequence in the English language? Impossible, thought Clare Pollard. As a celebrated playwright and poet, with much of her work focused on giving a voice to forgotten women, how could she not have known about Anne Lock?

In this Sunday Feature, Pollard takes listeners into Anne's world and time, as she pieces together the fascinating life and work of a forgotten female sonneteer.

With contributions from:

Dr Deirdre Serjeantson, Director of Studies in English at Trinity College, Cambridge

Susan Felch is Emeritus Professor of English at Calvin University, Michigan and editor of the Selected works of Anne Lock

Dr. Jake Arthur's research focuses on women's writing in the 16th and 17th centuries

Readings by Colin Ryan and Ruth Everett

Produced by Sarah Shebbeare

Mixed by Giles Aspen

Clare Pollard pieces together the life and work of forgotten 16th-century poet Anne Lock.