Nick Ascroft grew up in the south of New Zealand's South Island. You can't get much souther than that. In the mid-1990s he attained an honours degree in linguistics, as well as a minor student radio hit as a member of Squid Christmas. Since then he has spent two spells in the UK, working in publishing, and he now lives with his wife, son and cat in Wellington, New Zealand, where he works as an editor for a government department. In addition to his three collections of poems published in New Zealand, Nick has published a science-fiction novel (As Long as Rain, Beet Box Books, 2018) as well as the definitive guide to playing 5-a-side football (How to Win at 5-a-Side, Bloomsbury, 2016).

Books by Nick Ascroft:

Other poems on the web by Nick Ascroft:
Four poems
"Gone Mad"
"This Beaver's Thirst"
Two poems

Nick Ascroft on Twitter.

About Dandy Bogan:

"I know what he's talking about — the inexpressible stuff which fills your head with horror and joy, and doesn't usually get talked about because it is dangerous. It lures you on like the promise of a better understanding if only you could find the words. Nick Ascroft finds the words."
—Hugo Williams