A dynamic sampling of poetry exploring one young man's identity. Poetry becomes a way for this author to express himself and explore life, emotions, and humanity. Themes include wandering, innocence, pain, death, dirtiness, and memory,

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Malus Canis is a book of poetry written by Toby Tachner (16, he/him), a writer from California. His poems are heavily influenced by his struggles with dysphoria as a young trans man.”