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Asa Drake

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Born

Kingstree, SC, The United States

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https://www.asaldrake.com

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Poetry

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August 2010

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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. A National Poetry Series finalist, she is the recipient of fellowships and awards from the 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest, Kenyon Review Residential Writers Workshop, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, Storyknife, Sundress Publications, Tin House and Idyllwild Arts. Her poems can be found on The Slowdown Podcast, The American Poetry Review, and Poetry Daily. A former librarian, she currently works as a teaching artist. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 71 ratings · 46 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Maybe the Body: Poems 3.92 avg rating — 62 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Asa Drake liked Hollie's review of Maybe the Body: Poems: "Thank you Zando Projects, Tin House, and Netgalley for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion. Maybe the Body is a moving collection centering on identity, home, the state of our nation, geopolitical events, and the natural world. As someone who " Read more of this review »
Feb 14, 2026 03:33PM · see review
Asa Drake liked Lauren Oertel's review of Maybe the Body: Poems: "What a delight to receive an early copy of this new poetry collection. The cover beckoned me, and the energy of the poems kept me locked in the pages. This book hums and shimmers with the tensions between the past/present/future, the human/animal kin" Read more of this review »
Feb 14, 2026 03:33PM · see review
Asa Drake liked Jazmyn Hartman's review of Maybe the Body: Poems: "Asa Drake has beautifully impactful prose. This collection of poetry will hit home for many, this is a thoughtful look at our relationships with "home", work life, loved ones, and ourselves. I do not have the right words to describe the depth of this" Read more of this review »
Jan 28, 2026 06:18PM · see review
Asa Drake liked LibrarianPicks's review of Maybe the Body: Poems: "I received an ARC of this incredible collection of poems. Contemporary in its topics and themes. I normally do not read a lot of poetry (tbh I usually need it explained to me) but this book captured my heart. My eyes filled with tears on more than on" Read more of this review »
Jan 23, 2026 10:16AM · see review
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