Zach Goldberg is a writer, educator, and arts organizer from Durham, NC. His debut poetry collection I’d Rather Be Destroyed is forthcoming from Button Poetry in 2024. He is the author of the chapbook XV (Nomadic Press, 2020) and the winner of the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest. His work can be found or is forthcoming in AGNI, Pleiades, RHINO, and elsewhere. Zach has represented Wesleyan University and Berkeley, CA at various national and regional poetry slam tournaments. He is a proud co-founder of BuckSlam MN and a volunteer at Boneshaker Books. He lives on occupied Dakota land in Minneapolis, MN.