Asa Drake (poet)
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Asa Drake | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | The New School |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
Asa Drake is an American poet of Filipino descent.[1] Her debut collection, Maybe the Body, was published by Tin House. Her second collection, Beauty Talk, won the 2024 Noemi Press Book Award and will be published in October 2026.
Early life
Drake was born in Kingstree, South Carolina.[2] She studied poetry at The New School before moving to Central Florida where she worked for several years as a librarian.[3][4]
Career
In 2023, Drake released her debut chapbook, One Way to Listen, which won the 2021 Gold Line Press Poetry Chapbook Prize[5] and later received a 2023 Florida Book Award.[6][7]
In 2026, Drake released her debut full-length poetry collection, Maybe the Body, which was recognized in Ms. Magazine's "The Best Poetry of 2025 and 2026",[8] "A Most Anticipated Book of 2026" from Debutiful[9] and Garden & Gun[10] and "A Favorite Poetry Collection of Winter" from Poetry Northwest.[11]
Drake's work has been supported by the 92NY Discovery Poetry Contest[12] and Sundress Publications.[13] Her poetry has appeared in Poetry,[14]Literary Hub,[15] and American Poetry Review[16]. She serves as an associate editor for the Beloit Poetry Journal.[17]
Bibliography
Poetry collections
References
- ↑ Quan, Cameron (2026-02-25). "Poetry That Brings a Gardener's Perceptiveness to Encounters With the Body". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Risley, Chelsea (2026-02-24). ""Maybe the Body" Explores Personal and Political Connections to Place". Southern Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "February Interview with Asa Drake". Four Way Review. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Interview// "The World Begs for Transcription": A Conversation with Asa Drake". Poetry Northwest. 2026-04-30. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "ONE WAY TO LISTEN". Gold Line Press/Ricochet Editions. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Prentiss, Anna (2024-03-11). "FSU Libraries announces 2023 Florida Book Awards winners". Florida State University News. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Delgado, Jeremiah (2024-03-20). "Ocala author receives Florida Book Award for poetry collection". Ocala-News.com. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
- ↑ Pandya, Karla J. Strand, Violet (2026-04-24). "Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of 2025 and 2026". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Adam (2025-12-16). "The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026, Part One". Debutiful. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Gomez-Misserian, Gabriela (2026-01-29). "2026's Most Anticipated Books". Garden & Gun. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "PoNW's Favorites | Winter 2026". Poetry Northwest. 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "The Winners of 92Y's 2020 Discovery Poetry Contest by The Paris Review". The Paris Review. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Sundress Announces Winner of 2023 Broadside Contest". Sundress Publications. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "To someone who's heard "I love you" too many times ["The couple who…". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Drake, Asa (2026-02-24). ""Afternoon in the Cemetery." A Poem by Asa Drake". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Vol. 55 No. 3 - May/June 2026". The American Poetry Review. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ "Masthead". Beloit Poetry Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Fong, Audrey (24 February 2026). "Discomfort in Maybe the Body: A review of Asa Drake's debut poetry collection". Soapberry Review. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
- ↑ Risley, Chelsea (2026-02-24). ""Maybe the Body" Explores Personal and Political Connections to Place". Southern Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
- ↑ Lauren-Abunassar, A. D. (2026-02-14). "After Belonging, or A Few False Starts: On Asa Drake's Maybe the Body". Split Lip Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
- ↑ "Maybe the Body by Asa Drake". Publishers Weekly. February 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-14.