10 Sep 2025

Poet Nick Ascroft on midlife death, scrabble and his new book

From Nights, 9:25 pm on 10 September 2025

Nick Ascroft is releasing his sixth book of poetry: called "It's What He Would've Wanted", it's out on shelves tomorrow.

His last collection was described as the best New Zealand book of poems of 2022, and he has edited the 2024 Best New Zealand Poems anthology.

Nick is also a scrabble afficionado and is President of Scrabble Wellington

He joins Emile Donovan.

Nick Ascroft, author of The Stupefying

Photo: Ebony Lamb Photography