Selected Poems by Jacob Polley
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Poetry Book Society Special Commendation Autumn 2026 Deborah Alma our minds breathe alongside the

our minds breathe alongside the poet’s

long may his slender frame and spiky top produce words and deeds that keep us on our toes and alive to the wonders of the world

but ultimately the title identifies the abortion which Imelda will have in a Brixton clinic

begins with global warming and ends with Aphrodite

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 our minds breathe alongside thePublished 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.'