Alex Dimitrov

Dimitrov explores the tension of living between the world of imagination and our growing sense of political disenchantment.

Love and Other Poems

Dorothea Lasky

From the online phenomenons the Astro Poets comes the first great astrology primer of the 21st century. Full of insight, advice and humor for every sign in the zodiac, the Astro Poets' unique brand of astrological flavor has made them Twitter sensations. Their long-awaited first book is in the grand tradition of Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, but made for the world we live in today. In these pages the Astro Poets help you see what's written in the stars and use it to navigate your friendships, your career, and your very complicated love life. If you've ever wondered why your Gemini friend won't let you get a word in edge-wise at drinks, you've come to the right place. When will that Scorpio texting "u up?" at 2AM finally take the next step in your relationship? (Hint: they won't). Both the perfect introduction to the twelve signs for the astrological novice, and a resource to return to for those who already know why their Cancer boyfriend cries during commercials but need help with their new whacky Libra boss, this is the astrology book must-have for the twenty-first century and beyond.

Your Guides to the Zodiac

Astro Poets

A wry, haunting search for connection in snippets of conversations, faded memories, and snapshots of LA and New York.

Together and by Ourselves

'It fizzes like a just-opened bottle of soda. It sprints like the Beatles running through a train station. It talks a mile a minute like a person swept away in the druggy lunacy of a serious crush... There have been moments when, for me, its effervescence has failed to rhyme with the despondency of these days. But far more often, Love and Other Poems has felt like a long-awaited remedy' New York Times Love and Other Poems is full of praise for the world we live in. Taking time as an overarching structure - specifically, the twelve months of the year - Alex Dimitrov elevates the everyday, and speaks directly to the reader as if the poem were a phone call or a text message. From the personal to the cosmos, the moon to New York City, the speaker is convinced that love is 'our best invention'. Dimitrov never resists joy, even in despair. These poems are curious about who we are as people and shamelessly interested in hope.

"Alex Dimitrov leads us through the streets, bridges, and bedrooms of New York City, sometimes as far away as Buenos Aires and Iceland, and as close as our own darkest corners. A Bulgarian immigrant, Dimitrov writes as both observer of and fervent participant in an "American youth," as his speakers navigate both the physical and emotional landscapes of desire, intimacy, and longing--whether for a friend, a lover, or a self, "Saint or stranger, I still recklessly seek you." Throughout the collection, we are consistently rooted in place: a seemingly American place, a New York place, an emotional space in which "the body becomes a cage you can't feel your way out of." In one poem, we meet Hart Crane at the St. Mark's Baths; in another, the speaker is reading Montaigne while a car crashes into the Gowanus Canal. Dimitrov invokes Rimbaud, Proust, Wilde, Barthes, Sontag, even James Franco. A contemporary coming-of-age in which the speakers are as much immersed in the present as they are plagued and enchanted by the past, this collection is very much alive. And even as Dimitrov assures us that "we were given more than we can drown," he warns, almost seductively: "Don't worry. No one is spared.""--Publisher's website.

Begging for it

El primer gran manual de astrología del siglo XXI es divertido y útil, está salpicado de versos, contiene un mundo para cada signo y ¡llega de la mano del fenómeno Astro Poets! Si alguna vez te has preguntado por qué tu amiga géminis no te deja mediar palabra cuando salís a tomar algo, cuándo el «¿Sigues despierto?» que te escribe esa escorpio a las dos de mañana se convertirá en algo más (spoiler: no va a pasar), o cómo es que tu novio cáncer se deshace en lágrimas con los anuncios de pañales, estás en el lugar adecuado. En estas páginas llenas de grandes dosis de información, consejos, humor, lirismo y poesía, los Astro Poets te ayudarán a leer lo que han escrito las estrellas sobre ti para que lo uses a la hora de lidiar con tus amistades, tu carrera y tu complicada (¡o no!) vida amorosa. La crítica ha dicho... «Si el pintor Dalí tenía su propio juego de cartas, John Cage componía con tiradas de I Ching y los escritores Philip K. Dick o William Butler Yeats recurrían al tarot para su proceso creativo, Dimitrov y Lasky han ideado un manual de astrología que explica los signos del Zodiaco a través de personajes y momentos relevantes de la cultura pop.» Babelia «Los Astro Poets iluminan internet.» The New York Times «Una guía de astrología como no has visto otra igual.» Bustle «Dimitrov y Lasky saben de lo que hablan y tienen un don para hacer que el etéreo mundo de la astrología parezca claro y cercano.» Vogue «Los lectores que quieran saber más sobre su signo quedarán encantados con este espléndido manual.» Publishers Weekly «Ha surgido una nueva voz popular en el firmamento del horóscopo, y tiene algo de la sensibilidad de Piscis y de la férrea autoestima de Leo, y es ingeniosa y amorosa.» Elle «El mapa astrológico definitivo... Un curso intensivo perfecto para principiantes, a la vez lírico, ingenioso y con el conocimiento suficiente para cautivar incluso a los ya iniciados.» Booklist «Una guía de signos divertida, accesible y supermoderna. Ricemos el rizo, ¡es astrología escrita por poetas! Si alguna vez te has preguntado qué dice tu horóscopo de ti (o cómo puede ayudarte a entender a los que te rodean), deberías empezar por aquí.» BookRiot

Tu guía del Zodiaco

From the online phenomenons the Astro Poets comes the first great astrology primer of the 21st century, full of insight, advice and humor for every sign in the zodiac. In these pages the Astro Poets help you see what's written in the stars and use it to navigate your friendships, your career, and your very complicated love life. If you've ever wondered why your Gemini friend won't let you get a word in edge-wise at drinks? When that Scorpio texting "u up?" at 2AM will finally take the next step in your relationship? (Hint: they won't). You've come to the right place. Both the perfect introduction to the twelve signs for the astrological novice, and a resource to return to for those who already know why their Cancer boyfriend cries during commercials but need help with their whacky new Libra boss, this is the astrology must-have for the twenty-first century and beyond. 'The Astro Poets light up the internet.' The New York Times

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