Asa Drake

Poet

Ocala, FL

Florida US

Email:

asaldrake@gmail.com

Website:

asaldrake.com

Twitter/X:

@asaldrake

Author's Bio

Asa Drake is a Filipina/white poet in Central Florida. She is the author of Maybe the Body (Tin House, 2026) and Beauty Talk (Noemi Press, 2026), winner of the 2024 Noemi Press Book Award. Her chapbook, One Way to Listen (Gold Line Press), is the winner of a 2023 Florida Book Award. A National Poetry Series finalist, she is the recipient of fellowships and awards from the 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest, Sundress Publications, Tin House and Idyllwild Arts. Her poems can be found on The Slowdown Podcast, The American Poetry Review, and Poetry Daily.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Bets of Tupelo Quarterly (Tupelo Press, 2023)

Books:

Beauty Talk (Noemi Press, 2026)

Maybe the Body (Tin House Books, 2026)

Chapbook:

One Way to Listen (Gold Line Press, 2023)

Journals:

American Poetry Review

Copper Nickel

Georgia Review

Poetry Northwest

Prizes won:

2024 Noemi Press Book Award,

2023 Florida Book Awards Gold Medal Winner (poetry chapbook category),

2021 Gold Line Press Chapbook Contest Winner,

2020 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest Winner

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Filipino American

Born in:

Kingstree, SC

South Carolina

Raised in:

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Last update: Dec 27, 2024