After the party, the trees at the playground are as smooth as screams. The creak of the swing- chain sounds like the opposite of translation. I do not explain myself to the woodchips. I am not scared of the wind’s yelling that crawls through the wooden tunnels. Here I am, dangling from bars. I like […]
Rob Colgate
Rob Colgate is a Filipino-American poet from Evanston, IL. He holds a degree in psychology from Yale University and is currently pursuing his MFA in poetry with the New Writers Project at UT Austin, where he is also working towards a certificate in critical disability studies. In Austin, he teaches workshops in both creative writing and emotional intelligence. His work is featured in Best New Poets 2020; his first chapbook, So Dark the Gap, was published by Tammy in March 2020 and won the ReadsRainbow Prize for poetry. You can find him at robcolgate.com.