{"product_id":"jackself-9781447290445","title":"Jackself","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackself \u003c\/i\u003eis 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, \u003ci\u003eJackself\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eJackself \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. S. Eliot judging panel described\u003ci\u003e J\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eackself  \u003c\/i\u003eas 'a firework of a book; inventive, exciting and ou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA firework of a book; inventive, exciting and outstanding in its imaginative range and depth of feeling. -- T. S. Eliot Prize judging panel\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a sort of autobiography, set in a place called Lamanby, but it’s really like Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast, where everything is strange. His mastery of phrase and rhythm and the control of line, combined with the hurts of childhood and his glee in inventive language, have taken his writing to a new level. -- Ruth Padel, T. S. Eliot Prize judge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019859624279,"sku":"9781447290445","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447290445.jpg?v=1750781504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jackself-9781447290445","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}