Nick Ascroft

Guest writer

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.

Rick Astley, ‘Together Forever’

The Friday Poem: ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ by Nick Ascroft

A poem inspired by Rick Astley's other hit.

By Nick Ascroft | 2nd September, 2022

The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft

The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft

A new poem by Oamaru-born poet Nick Ascroft.

By Nick Ascroft | 23rd August, 2019

The Friday Poem: ‘This Beaver’s Thirst’ by Nick Ascroft

The Friday Poem: ‘This Beaver’s Thirst’ by Nick Ascroft

New verse by Wellington writer Nick Ascroft.

By Nick Ascroft | 26th January, 2018

A young woman in a dress and sweater screaming in an empty field, on a cloudy afternon.

The Friday poem: ‘Gone Mad’, by Nick Ascroft

New apocalyptic verse by Wellington writer Nick Ascroft.

By Nick Ascroft | 2nd December, 2016

Poetry for the soul

The Friday poem: “This Poem Is Guaranteed to Awaken a Coma Victim”, by Nick Ascroft

New, really long verse by Wellington writer NIck Ascroft.

By Nick Ascroft | 29th July, 2016

hand made delicious dumplings (varenyky)

The Friday poem: “Dumplings”, by Nick Ascroft

A poem about dumplings, or sex, or neither, by Wellington writer Nick Ascroft.

By Nick Ascroft | 24th June, 2016