Nick Drake (poet)
Nick Drake is a British poet, playwright, screenwriter, librettist, and novelist.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Yangon
- Educated at
- Fitzwilliam CollegeMarlborough CollegeEagle House School
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"In these dark times people prefer to look away from everything they would rather not see."
"This world and the Otherworld are full of curiosities and mysteries. It would take many lifetimes to understand them all. And disappointingly, it seems to me we only have one."
"Can love communicate over great distance? I could only hope so."
"There is truth in what you say. Truth is a dangerous muse. One dies for the truth."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1948
Born
Birth1974
Died
Death
Influenced By
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Source Attribution
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