boys in the electric age. Poetry by Jordan E. Franklin. Paperback. 40 pages. August 17th, 2021. ISBN 9781948800945.

Rather than deal with an uncertain future, Jordan E. Franklin stumbles into distraction. From Tom Hiddleston's effortless charm to Sonic the Hedgehog's revving legs to Hendrick's disciple André 3000 to a bizarre cocktail of music, movies, and games, the poet slips into a maelstrom of pop culture to ease her own unease. Through dialects of TV sets and playlists, Franklin confronts her gender and sexuality. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll witness these poems bypass the static for just long enough to make some sense of the world around us.