Sam Willetts Explained
Sam Willetts (born 1962) is an English poet.[1] [2] He was born and raised in Oxford. His father Harry Willetts was a noted scholar and translator of Russian at St. Antony's College, Oxford. Sam studied English at Wadham College. He has struggled with drug addiction and homelessness.[3] His first book of poems New Light for the Old Dark (2010) was nominated for the Forward Prize, the Costa Prize and the TS Eliot Prize.
Notes and References
- Web site: World of Sam Willetts, poet . . 22 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203040810/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/8340315/World-of-Sam-Willetts-poet.html . 3 February 2023 . live .
- Web site: Sam Willetts: A season in hell . 4 October 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155220/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/04/sam-willetts-interview . 8 December 2021 . live .
- http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/8710625.Destruction_and_creation/ Oxford Times