Born: 03/26/1935   Portland , OR
Parents: Albert H. and Hildah L. Drake
Spouse: Barbara (1st)
Children: Moss Christopher, Monica Durrell, Barbara Ellen
Address(es):
Permanent :
9727 SE Reedway
Portland , OR 97266
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (503) 771-6779

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Overtures to Motion - collection of 46 essays, many of which were previously published in Old Cars Weekly and Goodguys Gazette	Non Fiction	Adult	Okemos, Mich.: Stone Press	2011
	The age of hot rods : essays on rods, custom cars and their drivers from the 1950s to today - a collection of Bud Drake's columns from Rod Action and Goodguys Gazette for which he has written, respectively, the columns "Fifties Flashback" and "Flashing Back	Non Fiction , History	Adult	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co	2008
	Fifties Flashback	Poetry	Adult	Tucson, Ariz. : Fisher Books	1998
	Hot Rodder! from Lakes to Street	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Flat Out Press	1993
	Herding Goats : an oral history of the Pontiac GTO	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Flat Out Press	1989
	A 1950's Rod & Custom Builder's Wishbook	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Flat Out Press	1985
	I Remember the Day James Dean Died & Other Stories	Poetry , Short Stories	Adult	Adelphi, Md. : White Ewe Press	1983
	Street was Fun in '51	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich. : Flat Out Press	1982
	The Big "Little GTO" Book	Poetry	Adult	Osceola, Wis. : Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers	1982
	Beyond the Pavement - Selected as one of the 100 books that best define the state of Oregon and its people, Beyond the Pavement is an adult novel about hot rodding and changing times.	Fiction	Adult	Adelphi, Md. : White Ewe Press	1981 -2011
	Garage : poems	Poetry	Adult	Santa Barbara, CA : Mudborn Press	1980
	One Summer - a semi-autobiographical novel that evokes the sights, sounds and smells of small-town Lents through the eyes of an adolescent boy growing up on the edge of 1940's Portland, Oregon.	Fiction	Adult	Adelphi, Md. : White Ewe Press	1979
	Reaching for the Sun	Poetry	Adult	Woodinville, Wash. : Laughing Bear Pres	1979
	In the Time of Surveys & other stories of Americans abroad	Short Stories	Adult	Adelphi, Md. : White Ewe Press	1978
	Tillamook Burn - The short stories and poems in "Tillamook Burn" capture the mood of growing up in Portland, Oregon during and after World War II	Fiction , Poetry , Short Stories	Adult	Union City, CA. : Fault Publications	1977
	Popular Culture Magazine - Contributing Editor	Poetry	Adult		1977 -1978
	Roadsalt - Chapbook	Poetry	Adult	Poynette, WI : Bieler Press	1976
	The Postcard Mysteries & Other Stories	Fiction , Short Stories	Adult	East Lansing, MI : Red Cedar Press	1976
	Cheap Thrills : poems	Poetry	Adult	Rock Hill, S.C. : Peaceweed Press	1975
	Returning to Oregon	Poetry	Adult	Columbus, Ohio : Cider Press	1975
	By Breathing In and Out	Poetry	Adult	Three Rivers	1974
	Assuming the Position	Poetry	Adult	Grand Rapids : Pilot Press Books	1973
	Riding Bike in the 'fifties	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich.: Stone Press	1973
	Pomes	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich.: Stone Press	1972
	Three Northwest Poets - With Lawson Inada and Doug Lawder	Poetry	Adult	Madison, Wis. : Quioxte Press	1970
	Michigan Signatures: An Anthology of Current Michigan Poetry - Editor and Contributor	Michigan , Poetry	Adult	Madison, Wis. Quixote Press	1969
	Crap Game	Poetry	Adult	Okemos, Mich.: Stone Press	1968
	Other writings: - Contributor to magazines including Western Humanities Review, New York Quarterly, Poetry Now, Poetry Northwest, Rod Action, Street Rodder, Rodder's Digest and Super Ford		Adult

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Memory." 2nd ed. says, " I'm especially interested in various kinds of short fiction-from 2 to 50 pages. I've been writing and publishing stories for 15 years, but most of these, whether traditional or experimental, average 15 pages. But a story needn't be that length any more than a TV program needs to be 27 or 54 minutes. A lot can be done in 3-4 paragraphs--a return to the parable, perhaps. On the other hand, a story of, say, 50 pages can be fun; it allows development of characters, description, related themes, etc. Too long for magazine editors, too short for book publishers, it is a 'pure' form and I find myself liberated while working within its bountiful latitudes. Writing is hard work; a writer has it tougher than any tradesman, and with less monetary rewards. But I maintain writers aren't born-they emerge and develop. If someone really wants to write, and he works at it, he'll get published."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
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