On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Jacob Polley about writers who influenced him from his hometown Carlisle, riddles and Wilfred OwenJacob Polley is a poet and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle. He has published 5 collections of poetry and a novel called Talk of the Town. His collection, Jackself won the 2016 T.S. Eliot Prize. You can buy Jacob’s most recent collection Material Properties here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jacob-polley/material-properties/9781035000081 You can buy Jackself here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jacob-polley/jackself/9781447290445 (We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.)Photo of Jacob Polley that we use was taken by Ian Fenton.Please give the show a five star rating on whatever podcasting app you are listening to this on.Tell us what you thought of this episode by posting on Instagram or Twitter and tagging us. You can find us @thepoemswemade.Make sure you don’t miss future conversations by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it.Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: joecm.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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