Belongings: new and selected poems - Softcover

Margaret Hasse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1947237632 ISBN 13: 9781947237636

Publisher: Nodin Press, 2024

Synopsis

Margaret Hasse was among the remarkable generation of young poets who came of age in the 1970s and 80s with the publication of her first book, Stars Above, Stars Below . Forty years and many publications later, she presents us here in Belongings with a retrospective look at her multifaceted achievement along with a generous selection of recent poems bearing witness to a tirelessly curious and creative mind. These poems remain rooted in events of daily life—reading a book, taking a child to the bus-stop, gardening—events that Hasse may ponder and describe with a startling sense of whimsy or a deep moral concern. Often both. The result is a rich tapestry of "belongings" that extends from cherished personal memories outward into a skein of relationships as rich and vivid as life itself.

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About the Author

Margaret Hasse began reading and writing poetry as a child and never stopped. She grew up in South
Dakota and attended college in California where she earned a B.A. in English from Stanford University. After moving to Minnesota in 1973 she became deeply involved in its rapidly growing literary community. Over the years Margaret taught writing in correctional facilities, at The Loft Literary Center, for COMPAS Poets-in-the-Schools, as a freelancer, among other places. Alongside writing and teaching poetry Margaret worked for and as an adviser to arts organizations in the state and nationally. She also obtained an M.A. in English (with a creative writing emphasis) from the University of Minnesota.

Margaret's poetry has been widely published, including in six full-length books, two chapbooks, a "new and selected" collection, and in journals, anthologies, and, remarkably, in St. Paul's sidewalks and on public transit. Her work as a poet has received recognition through a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, Loft McKnight Awards, Minnesota State Arts Board grants, and other honors. Margaret has lived in St. Paul for almost forty years with her husband, David Grothe, where they raised their two sons, Michael and Alex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nodin Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1947237632
• ISBN 13: 9781947237636
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210