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Chronicling the narrative of a Yukon lad turned Torontonian,
Downtown Flirt speaks to urban living with refreshingly honest poetry. From contemplating a second shower to fix a soapy scrotum to the cons of black mattress covers, Jickling brings the reader into these lived moments with full transparency. The casual tone and diction of the poetry make it incredibly accessible, as it reads like a series of relatable journal entries rooted in economic struggle, connection amidst social isolation, and the congestion of urban living.
The text carries a pace as fast as the urban environment that inspired it through Jickling’s effective use of minimalism and powerful imagery. Like a literary pizza driver, the reader continually delves into snippets of Jickling’s life in Toronto in two pages or less. This powerful ability to create compact narratives is shown through his concise and compelling prompts for readers to fill in the gaps, as exemplified in the five lines of, “Second Locat