Linda M. Hasselstrom combines forty-five years of experience raising cattle on the Northern Plains with thirty years as an environmental activist to create essays and poetry, and co-edit anthologies that make a significant contribution to environmental writing today.She is the author or editor of twelve books including Woven on the Wind, Feels Like Far, and Leaning into the Wind. She has received a number of honors for herwork including an NEA fellowship for poetry and the South DakotaHall of Fame'sWriter of the Year award. She divides her time between Wyoming and South Dakota.