Angela Hansen's Fencelines , written during a time of deep hurt, explores how she found healing in the countryside surrounding her Nebraska acreage. Her imagery captures the strength and tenacity of the prairie and how it affects her own soul. Grounded in the passing of the seasons, both physically and mentally, these poems chronicle her journey along, over, and around the fencelines of the past decade. " Fencelines is a big-hearted treasure for any enthusiast of poetic words."-Alan J. Bartels, former editor, Nebraska Life Magazine "Hansen exhibits the resilience of womanhood among the prairie. Her poems read like Polaroids... vivid, organic imagery of an unforgiving, yet fruitful countryside existence."-Sharon Nicole Carr, Adult Services librarian, Wayne Public Library "Like William Stafford did for the Kansas fields, Angela Hansen has taken the Nebraska countryside and helped us see the magic and meaning that is imbued therein." -Susan McDowall, English instructor at Central Community College, Grand Island, NE