Jacob Polley
Jacob Polley | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Education | Lancaster University |
| Notable works | Talk of the Town Jackself |
| Notable awards | Somerset Maugham Award (2009) T. S. Eliot Prize (2017) |
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| Polley's website | |
Jacob Polley (born 1975) is a British poet and novelist. He has published five collections of poetry. His novel, Talk of the Town, won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2009. His fourth poetry collection, Jackself, won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2016. Polley has co-written two short films and collaborated on multimedia poetry installations in the United Kingdom.