A searching and philosophical collection from the T.S. Eliot prize-winning author of Jackself.
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Jacob Polley is a celebrated poet and novelist, his work characterized by a fiercely demotic and witty voice. He delves into the complexities of human connection and emotional landscapes with sharp honesty. Polley's prose navigates genre with a masterful hand, crafting compelling narratives that are both deeply thoughtful and playfully executed. His writing, often lauded for its originality and sonic richness, resonates with readers through its distinctive power.
- 2023
- 2016
Jackself
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry.Jackself is the fourth collection from one of Britain's finest poets, and sees Jacob Polley at the height of his powers. In one of the most original books of poetry to appear in the last decade, Jackself spins a kind of 'fictionalized autobiography' through nursery rhymes, riddles and cautionary tales, and through the many 'Jacks' of our folktale, legend, phrase and fable - everyman Jacks and no one Jacks, Jackdaw, Jack-O-Lantern, Jack Sprat, Cheapjack and Jack Frost. At once playful and terrifying, lyric and narratively compelling, Jackself is an unforgettable exploration of an innocence and childhood lost in the darker corners of Reiver country and of English folklore, and once more shows Polley as one of the most remarkable imaginations at work in poetry today.T. S. Eliot judging panel described Jackself as 'a firework of a book; inventive, exciting and outstanding in its imaginative range and depth of feeling'.
- 2012
The Havocs
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A daring new collection from one of poetry's rising stars.
- 2010
Talk of the Town
- 263 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Life has an almost soothing routine to it - but everyone has to grow up sometime, and as Christopher discovers when his closest friend disappears, we don't always get to choose when.
- 2006
Little Gods
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A stunning second collection from one of Picador's youngest - and brightest - poets
- 2003
The Brink
- 45 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A debut collection of poems from one the most exciting new voices in poetry. schovat popis