Jacob Polley was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, in 1975.
His first three books of poems, all published by Picador are The Brink (2003), Little Gods (2006) and The Havocs (2012). He is regarded as one of the leading talents of the Next Generation of British poets. More about Jacob’s poetry here
His first novel, Talk of the Town, was published in 2009 and won the 2010 Somerset Maugham Award more
Jacob has collaborated with various artists in film and installation. Find out about past work and current projects here
He currently lives in Fife and is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of St. Andrews Bio
The BBC chose one of Jacob’s poems from his first collection The Brink to promote its 2009 poetry season campaign ‘Let poetry into your life’. Phill Jupitus recites ‘A Jar of Honey‘:
