Nat Rivkin is a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania. Their research interests include pre-modern poetry, trans studies, and the history of sexuality. They are working on a dissertation that examines gender, race, and classical reception history in late medieval and early modern England. For the 2022–24 academic year, Nat is a Graduate Associate for the Trans Oral History Project run by the University’s Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies. Nat received a B.A. in English and Gender & Women’s Studies from Pomona College.