S.M. Badawi is an Arab American poet and teacher whose work has been published in Diode Poetry Journal, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Cream City Review, and many other journals. Her poetry has been featured in Poetry Daily and has been nominated for Best of the Net, the Nina Riggs Poetry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. She is a Tin House workshop alumna and has received fellowships and awards from Summer Literary Seminars and Florida Atlantic University. She currently lives in the PNW where she teaches writing.