Mixology (National Poetry Series)
"Adrian Matejka sings the body politic electric, eclectic, euphoric. Agile as Olympic gymnasts, these smart, tight lyrics are bursting with young hunger, frisky identity mashups, and tasty sonics. Matejka's particular mix of surge and control, vigor and craft is awesome, dizzying. His elegies are tender manifestos. Each poem's spits sparks, a pint sized power station. Mixology unleashes a genie that cannot EVER be stuffed back into his bottle. America: welcome to your new Mixologist Laureate."