Scott Abels is the author of Rambo Goes to Idaho (BlazeVOX, 2011) and Nebraska Fantastic (Beard of Bees, 2012). His poems can be found in print and online in journals such as Sixth Finch, Best New Poets, RealPoetik, Lungfull!, Juked, Word for/Word, Sink Review, DIAGRAM, No Tell Motel, H_NGM_N, and Forklift, Ohio. Originally from Nebraska, he currently lives and teaches in Honolulu, where he edits an online journal of poetry called Country Music.