Publisher's Synopsis
In their unflinching and uncompromising truth-telling, Boy(ish) Vest's deeply personal and compelling poems challenge the reader to not look away from the everyday horrors of misogyny, male violence, queer invisibility, and economic inequality. Yet, through Carson Wolfe's authentic writing and fresh imagery, there is real hope here too. Wolfe wants us to see the personal exit ramp from these horrors: love, family, solidarity, owning your queerness in whatever form it takes. An exciting debut that shows Wolfe as an impassioned poet already aware of their own voice and willing to use it to shine a light on the broken elements of society (and urge us to join them in fixing these elements). As they write: "I can survive anything". These poems are a call to arms for us all. Ben Townley-Canning, Fourteen Poems
