Samantha Renee Ratcliffe is a poet, educator, editor, photographer, and recent graduate of the University of Kentucky's Masters in Fine Arts program. Originally from Eastern Kentucky, her work centers the complexities of rurality. Alongside her writing, Ratcliffe has spent nearly two decades performing as the folk musician Fields May. She is the founder of the Hill Writers Collective, a free community workshop and reading series committed to amplifying regional and marginalized voices. 

Photo taken at the James Still Cabin at the Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky featuring the view from his writing desk.