Debut Poetry Collection by Amanda Rabaduex. Amanda Rabaduex is a poet, writer, editor, and educator. She served in the Air Force and taught yoga prior to earning a BA and an MA in English and an MA in Poetry, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize. Originally from Ohio, she lives near Knoxville, Tennessee.