Oberst received his M.A. degree in Creative Writing from The University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1993. He currently lives in Lincoln, NE where he has taught at a mental health facility the subjects of Creative Writing and Metaphysics, and now facilitates a bi-monthly writing workshop. He has published nearly 80 poems in various magazines, journals, and anthologies, as well as four previous books of poetry. Oberst shares his critical insights of T.S. Eliot's "The Wast Land" in this 5-part podcast series.