Jacob Polley

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Jacob Polley is a contemporary British poet and novelist known for his lyrically precise, often haunting explorations of memory, landscape, and the uncanny.

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instanceOf British writer
novelist
person
poet
activeInPeriod 21st century
awardReceived Somerset Maugham Award
T. S. Eliot Prize
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1975
educatedAt University of Lancaster
employer Newcastle University
gender male
genre contemporary literature
novel
poetry
hasWrittenForm long-form poetry sequence
lyric poetry
novel in prose
influencedBy English landscape tradition
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryMovement contemporary British poetry
nationality British
nominatedFor Forward Prize for Best Collection
Forward Prize for Best First Collection
notableWork Jackself
Little Gods
Talk of the Town
The Brink
The Havocs
occupation novelist
poet
university lecturer
placeOfBirth Carlisle, Cumbria, England
positionHeld Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University
residence United Kingdom
writingStyle formally precise
lyrical
writingTheme landscape
memory
rural life
the uncanny

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T. S. Eliot Prize hasAwarded Jacob Polley