Boyin Various Poses, a debutcollection of poems from Lewis Buxton, explores all the different types of boyyou can be – tender, awful, thoughtful, vulnerable. Here, a maelstrom of mentalhealth, male bodies, and sexuality is laid bare with wit and curiosity, and thecomplexity and multiplicity of gender itself is revealed. The boy in questionis often shapeshifting, slippery, unreliable, close yet never quite in focus,moving too fast to pause and take a breath – yet Buxton studies these boys, their bodies and behaviours,with a disarming intimacy and precision. These poems are provocative, nuanced and often laugh-out-loud funny,shining with a naked, shameless brilliance. “This book is unforgettable, utterly addictive.” – Helen Mort