Alex Dimitrov
- Category : 1984-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Triple Split
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Planning 4
Biography
American poet living in New York City, a first-generation Bulgarian immigrant, and the recipient of the Stanley Kunitz Prize from the American Poetry Review and a Pushcart Prize.
His works include a full-length book of poems Begging for It (March 2013); American Boys, an online chapbook (June 2012); and a second book of poems, Together and by Ourselves (2017).
He is the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets, where he edits the popular online series Poem-a-Day and American Poets magazine, and has taught creative writing.
On 27 May 2009, Dimitrov founded Wilde Boys, a queer poetry salon that brought together emerging and established poets and writers in New York City. Wilde Boys ended on 1 November 2013.