Margaret Ricketts

Margaret Ricketts was in the inaugural class of Zoeglossia fellows. A gifted poet, she received grants from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Ricketts studied with many notable teachers, including Marie Howe, Cornelius Eady, Nikky Finney, Jacqueline Woodson, and Marya Hornbacher. She was a 14-year volunteer with Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and worked on social, economic, and environmental justice issues. Ricketts died in 2021.