Margaret Hasse has authored five collections of poems, most recently Between Us, winner of the Midwest Poetry Prize. She co-edited Rocked by the Waters: Poems of Motherhood (2020). Margaret has received poetry fellowships or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board, and The Loft-McKnight. As a teaching poet, she's helped diverse people write and read poetry in prisons, community centers, nonprofit organizations, and schools. Margaret has also been involved with the community as an arts consultant.