Margaret Randall (b. New York, 1936) is a poet, essayist, oral historian, translator, photographer, and social activist. She is the author of more than two hundred books. She has received the Medalla al Mérito Literario, awarded by Literatura en el Bravo in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; the Poet of Two Hemispheres prize by Poesía en Paralelo Cero in Quito, Ecuador; an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of New Mexico; and, the City of Albuquerque's Creative Bravo Award. Randall lives in Albuquerque with her wife, the painter Barbara Byers, and travels extensively to read, lecture, and teach.