Isra Hassan

Poet / Essayist

Hassan is a Somali-American poet and essayist from the Twin Cities. She received a BIS in International Law from the University of Minnesota.

Her work can be found in DMQ Review, Poetry Wales, Michigan Quarterly Review, Poet Lore, Poetry Online, The Water~stone Review, and more.

Her debut poetry collection NAYSAYER (2024) can be read here and purchased here.

She is a 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominee and was a finalist for the 2023 Center for African American Poetry & Poetics Book Prize.