Melanie McCabe is a high school English and creative writing teacher in Arlington, VA. She is the author of two books, What the Neighbors Know (FutureCycle Press, 2014), and History of the Body (David Robert Books, 2012). Her work has appeared in Poetry Daily, Best New Poets 2010, The Georgia Review, The Massachusetts Review, and Shenandoah. McCabe’s work has also been included in two Bedford-St. Martin’s college textbooks.