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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