Selected Poems by Jacob Polley
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Poetry Book Society Special Commendation Autumn 2026 Deborah Alma named for its dark earth

named for its dark earth

or a flower shop

begins with global warming and ends with Aphrodite

other art forms

Wish You Were Here (2013) and 24 HOURS (2014)

Selected Poems by Jacob Polley <br> PRE-ORDER <br><b>Poetry Book Society Special Commendation Autumn 2026</b> Deborah Alma named for its dark earthPublished 13 August 2026 Jacob Polley's Selected Poems looks back across his garlanded twenty year career, showcasing the very best of his writing. Jacob has published five collections of poetry and a novel ' his fourth collection, 2016's Jackself, won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2016, which the judges called 'a firework of a book, inventive, exciting and outstanding in its imaginative range and depth of feeling.'