Judy Halebsky is the author of three poetry collections. most recently, Spring and a Thousand Years (Unabridged). Fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Millay Colony, and the Canada Council for the Arts have supported her work. Her poems have been published in APR, Field, Zyzzyva and elsewhere. Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, she moved to California to study poetry at Mills College. She directs the MFA program at Dominican University of California. She lives in Berkeley with her nature guide spouse and young daughter.