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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T.S. Eliot Prize | 2016 | Winner |
About This Book
Jacob Polley's T.S. Eliot Prize-winning collection reimagines childhood selfhood through the folkloric figure of Jack—trickster, shapeshifter, eternal boy—in the northern English landscape. The poems fuse nursery-rhyme rhythms with psychological depth and formal brilliance.
About the Author
Jacob Polley is a British poet and novelist who won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2016 for Jackself (Picador Poetry). The collection reimagines childhood and selfhood through a northern English landscape and folklore. Read more →
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