August A. Helpling, occasionally known as Augustus, is a poet and educator transplanted and thriving in the American Midwest. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and is featured in Angel Rust, Jeopardy Magazine, and Troublemaker Firestarter. He holds a BA in English Creative Writing from Western Washington University. When he isn’t writing, teaching, or working on his MFA, you can find him at home watching terrible movies, or out by the train tracks eating fresh figs.