Astro Poets Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov's Typical Sunday

Tammy La Gorce of the New York Times had the pleasure of spending a whole Sunday with the stellar Astro Poets Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov, who graciously shared their typical Sunday routine with Times readers. "The poets Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky met at a party in Brooklyn nearly a decade ago and bonded over astrology," La Gorce begins. From there: 

Mr. Dimitrov, 34, a Sagittarius, and Ms. Lasky, 41, an Aries, went on to develop the Twitter account, Astro Poets. Now over half a million followers receive their weekly forecast and daily quips.

Their first book, “Astro Poets: Your Guides to the Zodiac,” comes out Oct. 29. Mr. Dimitrov lives in a studio apartment on the Upper East Side. Ms. Lasky, who teaches writing at Columbia University, lives on campus with her husband, Thom Donovan, 42, a poet and archivist, their daughter, Hera, 4, and son, Chance, 2.

The Astro Poets try to spend every Sunday afternoon together. Usually, the stars align.

RISING SUN Alex: I usually get up at 8:30, but I read before I get up. Right now I’m reading a bunch of novels because I’m writing a novel. I’m reading “A Sentimental Education,” by Flaubert. I’m also reading “Seize the Day” by Saul Bellow, which is a bit of a snooze. Dorothea: I wake up at 5 or 5:30 and try to do some writing before my kids wake up at 6. They both ask for milk first thing. They’re in love with milk. Not breast milk. It’s not a hippie thing.

ON THEIR OWN PLANETS Dorothea: We might go to the children’s museum near my house or the Natural History Museum. Alex: Before I meet Dottie for lunch, I always go for a run in the park. I walk from my house to the park, and that makes me feel guilty because I could run that walk. But I never walk leisurely in New York and that kind of upsets me. So it’s the only time I walk leisurely, and it’s a good time for me to think.

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