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Marguerite María Rivas (1956) is an American poet. She is an Associate Professor of English at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Much of her creative and scholarly work is directly related to the history, culture, and natural and built environments of Staten Island.

Rivas holds advanced degrees in English, specializing in poetry, from Drew University and The City University of New York.

Her poetry and prose has been published in anthologies, journals and magazines, both internationally and nationally. Her poem “Pilgrimage” is included in Pearson’s college text, Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, ed. by Roberts and Zweig.

Rivas has received numerous grants and awards, including The Marg Chandler Memorial Award from A Room of Her Own Foundation, and grants from Staten Island Arts Council and The City University of New York. She was twice named a finalist for the Rita Dove International Poetry Award. Her poem, “Witness” was chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English for its April-is-Poetry-Month Award and is part of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum’s online gallery.

She is the author of two collections of poetry, Poetry Cannot Save You (Quarantine Press 2003) and Tell No One (Chimbarzu Press 2012).