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Jackself: Poetry by Polley, Jacob is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Jackself: Poetry about?

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 J ackself as 'a firework of a book; inventive, exciting and outstanding in its imaginative range and depth of feeling'.

Who reads Jackself: Poetry?

Author

Polley, Jacob

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781447290452

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Poetry, English, Irish, & Scottish Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.35 / 5 (37 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14