Polly Atkin

Polly Atkin is a poet and non-fiction writer whose work focuses on nature, place and disability. She grew up in Nottingham then lived in East London for seven years before moving north to study Romantic legacies in the Lake District. Her poetry collections Basic Nest Architecture (Seren: 2017) and Much With Body (Seren: 2021) will be followed by Emergency Dream (Seren: 2026). She works as a freelancer from her home in Grasmere, where she co-owns Sam Read Bookseller.