Boy Skin / Boy Ride

Boy Skin / Boy Ride is a queer Latinx poetry manuscript by Lin Flores that navigates cycles of abuse, survival, gender identity, and reclamation through a lyrical lens. Interweaving mythologies—Greek, Christian, and Indigenous—with autobiographical testimony, the collection confronts the trauma of grooming and spiritual manipulation by a Sunday school teacher. Through precise syllabics, duplexes, and an Americanized ghazal, Flores renders their journey from victimhood to voice, culminating in queer joy. Influenced by poets such as Jericho Brown, Ocean Vuong, and Saeed Jones, Flores' work foregrounds the healing power of language through the craft of poetry.