MARGARET HASSE grew up on the edge of Vermillion, South Dakota, and traveled west to college at Stanford University where she received a B.A. in English. Later, back in the Midwest, she received an M.A. in English from the University of Minnesota, also in English.
Margaret is author of five collections of poems: She is author of six collections of poetry: Summonded, Between Us, Earth’s Appetite, Milk and Tides, In a Sheep’s Eye, Darling, and Stars Above, Stars Below, as well as a collaborative book with artist Sharon DeMark, and a chapbook titled The Call of Glacier Park. Her poetry has appeared in many publications and some unusual places, such as on sidewalks in the City of Saint Paul and in the metro transportation system.
Margaret has received poetry grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Loft-McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Minnesota State Arts Board.