Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft is the author of five collections of poetry. His latest, The Stupefying (2022), is published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. He is also one of New Zealand's top Scrabble players. Nick was born in Oamaru in 1973.
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‘I didn’t write any poems today’: the diary of a modern poet
Nick Ascroft18 Oct 2025
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The Friday Poem: ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ by Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft02 Sep 2022
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The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft23 Aug 2019
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The Friday Poem: ‘This Beaver’s Thirst’ by Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft26 Jan 2018
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The Friday poem: ‘Gone Mad’, by Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft02 Dec 2016
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The Friday poem: “This Poem Is Guaranteed to Awaken a Coma Victim”, by Nick Ascroft
Nick Ascroft29 Jul 2016
