Holy Boys

Author(s): Ordorica, Andres N.,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 03/04/2025,
Pagination: 112 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited,
Published By: Birlinn General,
Book Classification: Bilingualism & multilingualism,
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 12
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781846976889

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Holy Boys seeks to address the lingering echoes of adolescence and the pains of living a life in the shadows of unspeakable desires and all-consuming longing. These poems are a means of finding language in youth, gathering experience in pubescence, and serving as testament to survival in a world that demands silences throughout queer life.

These poems are an archive which maps physical desire and emotional needs while pushing past dogma and self-hating. They are a means of naming the many lovers and loved ones who have helped move the speaker from boyhood into manhood. This is a collection that is informed by faith, sexuality, loss and love, a celebration of the growing pains that eventually allow us to unfurl into whole beings.