Ecstasy

One of Library Journal’s Titles to Watch

“The inimitable Dimitrov returns with a fourth collection that brims with indulgent desire, metropolitan trysts, and deceptively effortless humor. . . . Equal parts exhibitionist and chronicler of urban misadventures, Dimitrov is a quintessentially American poet of risk-taking and revelation, one who writhes in ecstasy and agony.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Reading an Alex Dimitrov poem is like the first sip of a martini: revelatory, glam, and sedating. Whether he’s writing about inhaling poppers, eating bananas in the kitchen with a new lover, or nearly getting hit by a taxi cab while looking at the tulips on Fifth Avenue, we’ll drink up every one of these poems.” —Language Arts

“Honest depictions of hookups, partying, and drug use, plus undertones of heartbreak. . . . [We] are transported through the streets and local haunts of New York, Miami and Paris. . . . Dimitrov’s collection is fast paced, in-the-moment, and reflective. . . sure to make connections with readers.” —Library Journal

“Dimitrov gets his eros right. Rather, and perhaps more importantly, he lives it, an embodied building full of places and spaces that others can enter . . . The ubiquitous ache within Dimitrov’s words add up to the delicious tide of unfulfilled want, that thing not realized, made all the more powerful because of it.” —Antiphony