Cole was born and raised in Kent, and read English at Christ Church, Oxford.
After being a winner of the 2003 Eric Gregory Award,[2][3] Cole quickly made her mark as a poet. In 2006, she appeared on the BBC documentary, Betjeman & Me: Griff Rhys Jones.
Her first collection, Restricted View was published in 2009.[4]
Cole also works as a journalist in London and has written for The Spectator,[5] the Financial Times[6] and the London Evening Standard.[7]