David Hadbawnik is a poet, translator, teacher, and medieval scholar. He edited Thomas Meyer's Beowulf (punctum books, 2012) and co-edited selections from Jack Spicer's Beowulf (CUNY's Lost and Found Document Series, 2011); he is the editor of the critical volume Postmodern Poetry and Queer Medievalisms: Time Mechanics (Medieval Institute Press, 2021); and he has published essays on medieval, early modern, and contemporary poetry. Other books include Ovid in Exile (Interbirth Books, 2007), FIELD WORK (BlazeVox Books, 2011), and HOLY SONNETS TO ORPHEUS AND OTHER POEMS (Delete Press, 2018). He currently lives in Minnesota with his wife and son.