This chapter presents an overview of the life and work of Rebecca Elson, a Canadian astronomer who was among the first scientists to work with data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and who was responsible for innovative research on the structure of galaxy formations. Elson was also an attentive poet and recorded many of her scientific observations in the form of poetry. By exploring Elson’s relationship with science and poetry, this chapter demonstrates how working exclusively within the silos of poetry or science restrict the limits of our language, hampering innovation in both disciplines.