Mack Rogers
Mack Rogers is a queer Black writer whose work appears in Foglifter, Glass, Shenandoah, and elsewhere. Mack is a poetry reader for Split Lip Magazine, staff critic for Pencilhouse, and poetry editor for Zero Readers Magazine. He has been nominated for Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and the Pushcart Prize. He lives with his partner and their three cats in Raleigh, NC.
Portrait courtesy of Anna Hedges, photographer
Books
Hindsight
Publication Date:
April 2025
Hindsight is a deeply personal collection of poems that navigates the intersections of identity, memory, and perception. Written after a diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder called Visual Snow Syndrome, these poems offer a vivid exploration of Rogers' journey as a gay Black man. Through powerful reflections on the past, each piece is a look through a lens clouded by both literal and metaphorical visual distortions. Hindsight invites readers to reflect on their own experiences while immersing them in a world shaped by selfhood, sight, and, of course, hindsight.