Three of his poems ("Bird's Horn," "Artt Frank's Speed Bag", and "Eden, or "Lucas, Kansas") were nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Brian Daldorph of the Coal City Review.
As a playwright, Rabas' work includes "Elizabeth," a full production staged at the North Park Playwright Festival in San Diego, a full production of "Elves," at the EMU Theatre, Lawrence Arts Center and the publication of "After the Head Injury: A Dialogue" in Kansas English.
[11] He co-directed a short documentary, "Don Jaffe: Jazz Poet", which was directed and filmed by Max McCoy for the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee in 2008.
He edited several books of poetry and fiction published by Woodley Press,[12] including Burn by Kathleen Johnson in 2008, Ghost Stories of the American West by Denise Low in 2010, and Fugitive Histories by Harley Elliott and Certain Dawn by Tasha Haas.
In addition to teaching and writing, he performs regularly with musicians, combining his poetry with jazz and funk music.