Asa Drake is a Filipina American writer and public services librarian in Central Florida. Her most recent work is forthcoming or published in The American Poetry Review, The Georgia Review, and Poetry Northwest. She is the recipient of fellowships and awards from the 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest, Tin House and Idyllwild Arts. Her chapbook, “One Way to Listen,” was selected by Taneum Bambrick as the winner of Gold Line Press’s 2021 Poetry Chapbook Contest.