Erin Beck is a West Virginia poet, writer, independent journalist, feminist, and Leo moon/Leo sun. Born and raised in rural North Central West Virginia, Erin earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in public health from West Virginia University. Her journalism, which often focuses on social inequities, trauma, addiction, resistance and reform, has appeared in the Charleston Gazette and Mountain State Spotlight, as well as several other West Virginia publications, while her poetry has appeared in West Virginia’s Goldenseal magazine.