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A review by mandyla
Begging for It by Alex Dimitrov
5.0
On my recent poetry renaissance, I googled "new contemporary poets" and came up with a few names to look into. Alex Dimitrov was one. I read a few of his poems online and then IMMEDIATELY bought Begging for It. NO REGRETS. (Or, as the kids say, #noregrets).
I really enjoyed Dimitrov's earnest voice, and the range of his subject matter and allusions. He doesn't sound as young as he is (no youth isn't inherently a bad thing, but I am always wary of the cliché of the angsty teenaged poet), and more than one of these had me crying.
I would recommend (and I have) reading this book if you are interested in some contemporary poetry. Also if you want to get hit in the feels a few times.
I really enjoyed Dimitrov's earnest voice, and the range of his subject matter and allusions. He doesn't sound as young as he is (no youth isn't inherently a bad thing, but I am always wary of the cliché of the angsty teenaged poet), and more than one of these had me crying.
I would recommend (and I have) reading this book if you are interested in some contemporary poetry. Also if you want to get hit in the feels a few times.