Nick Drake (poet)

Nick Drake (born 1961 London) is a British poet.^[1]

Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Works 3.1 Poetry 3.2 Novels 4 References 5 External links

Life

He lives and works in London. His most recent projects include a stage adaptation of Philippe Petit’s To Reach the Clouds and a screenplay for the film Romulus, My Father.

Awards

• 1999 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection, for The Man in the White Suit ^[2]

Works

Poetry

• "Live Air". The Independent (London). 16 July 2006. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/nick-drake-youre-nicked-407954.html. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
• "Static". The Guardian (London). 5 June 2004. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/jun/05/nextgenerationpoets.poetry2. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
• The Man in the White Suit. Bloodaxe Books. 1999. ISBN 9781852244880. , was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation
• From the Word Go. Bloodaxe. 2007. ISBN 9781852247140. 

Novels

• Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead. Bantam. 2006. ISBN 9780593054055. 

• Romulus, My father: screenplay. Currency Press. 2007. ISBN 9780868198101. 

References

External links

• "Interview with Nick Drake", Lidia Vianu, Desperado Essay-Interviews, Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, 2006

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