Nick Drake (poet)

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

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

• "From the Song Dynasty". The Guardian (London). 22 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
• "Live Air". The Independent (London). 16 July 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
• "Static". The Guardian (London). 5 June 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
• Collections:
  • The Man in the White Suit. Bloodaxe Books. 1999. ISBN 978-1-85224-488-0., was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation
  • From the Word Go. Bloodaxe. 2007. ISBN 978-1-85224-714-0.

Novels

The Egypt Trilogy

Historical mysteries featuring the detective Rahotep

• Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead. Bantam. 2006. ISBN 978-0 593 05401 7.
• Tutankhamun: The Book of Shadows. Bantam. 2008. ISBN 978-0-593-05402-4.
• Egypt: The Book of Chaos. Bantam. 2011. ISBN 978-0-06-076594-1.

Other

• Romulus, My father: screenplay. Currency Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-86819-810-1.

References

1. "Next Generation Poets". The Guardian (London). Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
2. http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/personpage.asp?author=Nick+Drake

External links

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